TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 12/30 – 01/05

Thursday 01.02

European stocks edge lower after kicking off 2025 on a positive note – cnbc

China stocks lead losses in Asia as manufacturing slows; Singapore annual GDP growth rises to 4% – cnbc

 

Tuesday 12.31

Business Live – guardian

Stocks Suffer Worst Year-End Run Since ’66 As Stagflationary Fears Loom – Zerohedge
S&P 500 posts 23% gain for 2024 as stocks close slightly lower in final session of year – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intel, Biohaven, Nvidia and more – cnbc
US Home Prices Surge To 17th Consecutive All-Time High – Zerohedge

US Futures Rebound On Last Day Of 2024, Capping Another Stellar Year – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MicroStrategy, VeriSign, Sangamo Therapeutics and more – cnbc
4 reasons why the post-election S&P 500 rally has been losing steam: Yardeni- investing
The winners and the losers of the 2024 trading year – forexlive
European markets trade slightly higher ahead of the New Year holiday – cnbc

China’s December factory activity growth misses expectations as analysts decry insufficient stimulus – cnbc

Monday 12.30

Business Live – guardian
Assets in U.S. exchange-traded funds topped $10 trillion. Here are trends for investors to watch, experts say – cnbc
Stockpicking funds suffer record $450bn of outflows – ft
US Credit Card Defaults Soar To Crisis Highs As Inflation Storm Crushes Working-Poor – Zerohedge
Stocks on Pace for Best Two Years in a Quarter-Century – wsj

Wall Street ends sharply lower on penultimate trading day of a strong 2024 – Reuters
Markets Spectacularly Dump’n’Pump As Year-End Looms – Zerohedge
Dow closes down 400 points as Wall Street limps into year-end – cnbc
Oil 2025: A tailwind for Trump as Wall Street projects lower crude prices – yahoofinance
Natural gas surges as much as 20% on expectations for colder-than-usual January on the East Coast – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: MicroStrategy, Boeing, Nvidia and more – cnbc
European Stocks Decline as Year-End Rally on Wall Street Fades – bbg
Chicago PMI Plummets Near COVID Lows As Small Biz/CEO Confidence Soars – Zerohedge

US PREMARKET
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Palantir, MicroStrategy and more – cnbc
Germany’s DAX Index Concludes Its Best Two-Year Rally Since 2013 – bbg
S&P 500: A ‘reversion’ trade will occur in 1Q25, Raymond James says – investing
Spanish Inflation Accelerates, Backing Gradual ECB Rate Cuts – bbg
Defense, Novo and Nestle: 2024 Highs and Lows in European Stocks – bbg
Trump’s tariff plans send the world into a tizzy far before inauguration – wt
European markets open lower in last full trading day of 2024 – cnbc

South Korea stocks shrug off tepid industrial data, political turmoil; Jeju Air shares hit record low – cnbc
Japan’s Nikkei ends 2024 with nearly 20% rise – bt
China’s Top Stock of 2024 Eyes Boost From AI Self-Reliance – bbg

Stocks Drop as Investors Trim Risk Before Year-End: Markets Wrap – bbg