Brief Overview of Last Week’s Key Economic Events
Last week saw the release of several important global economic indicators. In the United States, Producer Price Index data came in broadly in line with expectations, while retail sales fell below forecasts. Consumer confidence declined to its lowest level since April 2025. Meanwhile, pending home sales and core durable goods orders increased, jobless claims dropped, […]
Ethereum rebounds above $3,000 after sharp losses since October
Ethereum prices fell significantly—by nearly 45%—from the peak recorded on October 7, 2025, at around $4,759, down to the low reached on November 21, 2025, at approximately $2,620. This decline means Ethereum has officially entered a bear market, erasing all its gains for the year and turning its year-to-date performance negative by 9%. Currently, Ethereum […]
Oil Prices Remain Under Selling Pressure for the Fourth Consecutive Month Amid Ample Supply
Crude oil prices continue to face selling pressure, having declined for the fourth consecutive month. Prices recently touched $60.96 two days ago — the lowest level since October 21, 2025 — and are currently hovering around $62. Despite this, prices have remained within a narrow range between $60 and $70 per barrel since early August, […]
Positive Momentum for Silver as Market Bets on a Fed Rate Cut Rise
Silver prices rose by about 4% this week, currently trading near the $52 level. The main driver behind this rebound in the white metal is the sharp increase in market expectations for a 25-basis-point rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s December 10 meeting, with the probability jumping to 80% after being below 30% last week. […]
Gains Across All US Stock Indexes and VIX Falls to Low Levels Yesterday
US stock indexes all closed higher yesterday, specifically the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow, and Russell 2000. Meanwhile, the volatility and fear index (VIX) fell for the second consecutive session by nearly 27%, from around 28 points on Friday to about 20.50 points yesterday, indicating investor relief and renewed appetite for US equities. Expectations point […]
Overview of Last Week’s Key Economic Events
Last week saw the release of several important global economic data points. In the United States, jobless claims rose to 232,000 while the trade deficit narrowed to $59.6 billion; crude oil inventories declined sharply. Labor market data were mixed, with non-farm payrolls increasing and unemployment rising to 4.4%. PMI indicators showed mixed performance, while the […]
Sharp Volatility Hits Wall Street as Tech-Bubble Fears Rise Amid Ongoing Uncertainty Over Interest Rates
Despite a strong start in yesterday’s session for U.S. equity indices—driven by Nvidia’s robust earnings, which exceeded expectations for both revenue and profit, along with optimistic forward guidance—markets later reversed and closed in the red. Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, stated that demand for Blackwell chips is “out of control,” noting that the company’s cloud GPU […]
China’s Economy Shows New Signs of Slowdown as the Yuan Weakens
The USD/CNH exchange rate recorded 7.1205 today, marking its fifth consecutive daily rise. Despite this upward movement, the pair has been trading sideways for the past two months within a horizontal range between 7.1000 and 7.1500. The pair remains roughly 3% year-to-date. In addition, despite the initial trade agreement between China and the United States, […]
Bitcoin Plunges 29% From Its Peak, Wiping Out All 2025 Gains as It Enters a Bear Market
Bitcoin prices have fallen sharply by nearly 29%, dropping about $37,000 from the peak recorded on October 6, 2025, at around $126,200, down to yesterday’s low of approximately $89,200. This decline marks Bitcoin’s official entry into a bear market, wiping out all its gains for the year and turning its year-to-date performance negative by 3%. […]
Fluctuations in Gold Reflect Diverging Investor Expectations on U.S. Monetary Policy
Gold prices rose by about 2% last week, reaching 4,245 dollars on Thursday, the highest level since October 20. The metal gained nearly 9% from the October 28 low of 3,887 dollars to Thursday’s peak at 4,245 dollars, before pulling back to 4,032 dollars on Friday—a 5% decline from peak to trough. These places gold […]
