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The US Federal Reserve lowers rates by 0.25% on a near-unanimous vote but signals a slower pace of cuts in 2025. The US dollar jumps while stocks slide.

US Federal Reserve Reduces 2025 Rate Cut Forecast, Stocks Plunge, US Dollar Soars; Bank of Japan Passes on Rate Hike; Brazilian Real Falls to New Record Low; Cocoa Futures Advance to Fresh High; Bank of England, US Final GDP In Focus

US Federal Reserve Expected to Make 3rd Rate Cut of 0.25%, Lower 2025 Cuts Forecast; US Stocks Looking Bullish; Bitcoin Trades Above $108k But Reverses; Cocoa Continues to Leap Higher; Brazilian Real Plunges to Record Low

NASDAQ 100 Index Breaks 22100; Bitcoin Trades Above $107k; Cocoa Continues to Leap Higher; Markets Await Canadian CPI, US Retail Sales Data

Bitcoin Makes New Record High During Asian Session; NASDAQ 100 Index Looking Bullishly Divergent; Cocoa in a Strong Bull Run

Policy Meetings Today at European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank, 0.25% Rate Cuts Expected; US Stock Markets, Many Global Indices Higher, NASDAQ 100 Reaches New All-Time High; US CPI Rises to 2.7% as Expected, Fed Seen Likely to Cut Rates Next Week; AUD/USD Reaches 4-Month Low

US inflation for November accelerated to 2.7% year-on-year, in line with expectations, and market expectations for a December rate cut jumped close to 100%.

US CPI Seen Rising From 2.6% to 2.7%; Bank of Canada Expected to Cut Rates by 0.50%; AUD/USD Reaches 4-Month Low; Cocoa Futures Hit 7-Month High Following Strong Gains

Reserve Bank of Australia Leaves Rates Unchanged, Hints at 2025 Cuts; Trump Crypto Rally Falters, Bitcoin Trades Below $95,000; NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, DAX Indices Fall; Cocoa Futures Hit 7-Month High

Bitcoin Trading at Record High Above $100,000; NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, DAX indices Continue to New Record High Prices; Powell “Cautious” on Rate Cuts; French Government Falls

South Korean Parliament Overturns Presidential Coup Attempt; NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, DAX Continue to New Record High Prices; Korean Won, Japanese Yen Stabilize; Aussie Hits 4-Month Low on Poor Economic Data

Swiss inflation misses expectations at 0.7%, raising the likelihood of a 50-bps SNB rate cut to counter franc appreciation and economic challenges.

S&P 500, DAX, ASX 200 All Trade at All-Time High Prices; Commodity Currencies Battered by Trump BRICS Tariff Threat; Bank of Japan Considering a Triple Rate Hike; Fed’s Waller Leaning Towards December Rate Cut

Trump Warns BRICS Against Pursuing Dollar Alternative in Social Media Post; Japanese Yen Loses Value During Tokyo Session; French Budget Deadlock Sends Euro Lower; Chinese Yuan Reaches 4-Month Low Price