NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A dismal year for the U.S. dollar is ending with signs of stabilization, but many investors believe the currency's decline will resume next year as global growth picks up and the Fed eases further. The U.S. dollar slumped 9% this year, against a basket of currencies, putting it on pace for its worst showing ​in eight years, driven by expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts, shrinking interest rate differentials with other major currencies, and as concerns about U.S. fiscal d ...

Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg US Treasuries wrapped up the first weekly gain since the end of November after unexpectedly cool inflation numbers and a jump in the jobless rate cemented expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut rates at least twice next year. While yields edged up on Friday, the 10-year Treasury rate declined four basis points in the week, while the policy-sensitive two-year yield fell by a similar amount as markets priced in a more dovish 2026 path. Most Read from Bloomberg ...

U.S. stock markets commenced trading on Friday, December 19, 2025, with major indexes opening higher, signaling a positive end to what has been a volatile week. This uplift follows a robust performance on Thursday, driven by cooler-than-expected inflation data for November, which has reignited hopes for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts in the new year. Today's trading is also marked by "quadruple witching," an event that could introduce significant volatility as a record volume of options contracts expir ...

The average national rate on a home equity line of credit has fallen with each of the Federal Reserve's three quarter-point rate cuts this year, and is slipping ever closer to 7%. HELOC rates: Friday, December 19, 2025 According to Curinos data, the average weekly HELOC rate is 7.44%. This rate is based on applicants with a minimum credit score of 780 and a maximum combined loan-to-value ratio (CLTV) of 70%. Homeowners have an impressive amount of value tied up in their houses — nearly $36 trillion at ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Market frustration with the November Consumer Price Index is not about how low inflation printed. It’s about whether the number can be trusted at all. The report showed that annual CPI inflation slowed to 2.7% in November from 3% in September. Indeed, this reinforces President Trump’s narrative that inflation is “essentially gone.” Yet economists and inflation watchers argue that the figure was mechanica ...

The S&P 500 appears poised to snap a four-day losing streak on Thursday as unexpectedly cooler inflation data reignited hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026. The rebound was turbocharged by Mic... ...

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Diane, how would you describe uh this. Is it abnormal. Is it funky.Are we just in a waiting period of transition. What What do you say is going on here. >> Well, it certainly is an early chill for the holiday season, but I think you know consumers are still spending, which is ironic.The core retail sales, which goes into the GDP calculation for the retail sales data, actually was up 0.9%. So much better than that headline figure suggested. and data for September and August were revised up.So, we came into t ...

Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images Federal Reserve policy committee members, including Chair Jerome Powell, have been waiting for more up-to-date data on the labor market. Key Takeaways The uptick in unemployment in November shows that the Federal Reserve was justified in cutting interest rates earlier in the year, economists said. The Fed is expected to pause its rate-cutting campaign in January to assess the impact of cuts so far, but the poor jobs report kept a January cut on the table. The Fed ...

U.S. Treasury yields declined in early trading, with coming key U.S. economic data expected to show further weakness in the labor market.In particular, employment figures are due Tuesday, followed by CPI data on Thursday, with labor-market data likely leaving the door open for Federal Reserve rate cuts next year."In our view, the FOMC has room to deliver the 50 basis points of easing priced in by Fed funds futures over the next 12 months," Brown Brothers Harriman's Elias Haddad said in a note. ...