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U.S. equities attempt a modest start after Christmas with flat to slightly softer futures and thin liquidity. Precious metals remain in rally mode, commodities showing strength, and global markets trading unevenly due to holidays and low volume.

US stock futures are currently mixed in overnight trading after the S&P 500 closed at a record high on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Strong third-quarter economic growth data has reinforced confidence in the U.S. economy, with investors awaiting fresh economic signals later this week.

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday evening after Wall Street closed higher for a third straight session, supported by a rebound in technology shares and expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026.

The first real shoe just dropped on the market. We may or may not see the implications before January. On Friday the Bank of Japan raised rates to a 30 yr high. Imagine the .75% rate is the highest since 1995. And they are signalling more hikes down the road.

Asian stock markets climbed in broad-based buying on Monday, led by gains in technology shares and chipmakers amid renewed optimism around artificial intelligence. Major Wall Street indices futures tied to them edged higher during Asia hours on Monday.

We made it thru 2025, almost. The last full week of trading for the year is over. Now we have the 2 weeks of Christmas which is a traditional paint-drying season. Can we expect anything out of the ordinary?

US stock futures wavered overnight after snapping a recent losing streak, as signs of cooling inflation and waning AI worries buoyed Wall Street optimism toward the tail end of a topsy-turvy week.

US stock futures rose on Thursday, eyeing a recovery from Wall Street's tech-fueled sell-off as investors waited for the latest reading on consumer inflation that could help set expectations for the path of interest rates.

S&P 500 Futures fell 0.1% by 23:22 ET (04:22 GMT), with focus squarely on U.S. consumer price index inflation data, due on Thursday. Most Asian stocks drifted higher on Wednesday, aided by a mild recovery in the battered technology sector

Any Thin Lizzy fans out there? Their biggest hit is called The Boys Are Back In Town. The big mystery was how much they would cut rates this week. Since there hasn’t been real economic data released, it would’ve been hard to drop rates 50 basis points, so they did 25 and brought back QE.