[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Set for Last Hurrah as Year Draws to Close: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold headed for best year since 2020 on Fed rate cut [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Set For Best Year Since 1999; Bonds Stall: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond ‘Carnival’ Sets Stage for Best Two Months on [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady as S&P 500 Record Stays In Sight: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar touches five-month low on rate cut hopes in thin market [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise, Dollar Flat in Thin Trading: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Israel launches more Gaza strikes as Netanyahu says Hamas must be destroyed [...]

[Reuters] Sombre Bethlehem marks Christmas with vigil as bombs rain on Gaza [CNBC] Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the [...]

[Reuters] Iran navy receives new cruise missiles amid growing regional tension [Reuters] Pentagon says Iranian drone ‘attack’ hit chemical tanker [...]

Great Expectations & What Isn’t Priced In? The major market event this week was still the same major market event of last week. In this week’s light [...]

[Reuters] Israel-affiliated merchant vessel hit by aerial vehicle off India [Reuters] Iran threatens Mediterranean closure over Gaza, without saying how [AP] [...]

From an analytical perspective, it’s fascinating how things can turn wild at the end of cycles. While mortgage Credit expanded at double-digit annual rates [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stock Futures Struggle for Direction After Data: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Gold climbs to near three-week high on Fed rate cut bets [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rebound on Wall Street: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Gold prices rebound as weaker US yields, dollar lift demand [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond Rally Speeds Up, Stocks Turn Cautious: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bonds Rally as Softer UK Inflation Boosts Rate-Cut [...]