American Market Recap: Who were the best 2025 forecasters? Here is who nailed (and who whiffed) the S&P 500 call

Friday, 19 Dec, 2025 Stocks Who were the best 2025 forecasters? Here is who nailed (and who whiffed) the S&P 500 call It's easy to dunk on strategists. It's a year-end tradition to pull up the forecast lists and laugh at how wrong the banks were. But they did pretty well this year. With the S&P 500 trading at 6,8 Stock market update More gains in Europe today: The trade of 2025 wasn't AI, it was Southern Europe The German DAX has been bouncing around for months but shook off some selling at the start of the week to post a solid gain. It was indicative of the continent, which finished Friday solid to cap an o Learn more Central Banks ECB's Lane on why the ECB is cutting into a sticky-inflation slowing economy After months of easing, the Governing Council decided that 2.00% is the magic number—the "neutral" rate where they can sit back and let the economy hum. But if you listened to Philip Lane today, the h News US November existing home sales 4.13m vs 4.15m expected Prior was 4.10m Home sales change +0.5% vs +1.2% prior Shares of home builders have been beaten up this week on poor earnings and even-weaker forecasts for the months ahead. News December final UMich consumer sentiment 52.9 vs 53.4 expected Prelim was 53.3 Prior was 51.0 Conditions 50.4 vs 50.7 prelim Expectations 54.6 vs 55.0 prelim 10year inflation 4.2% vs 4.1% prelim (prior was 4.5%) 5-year inflation 3.2% vs 3.2% prelim (prior was 3.4 Stock market update Today is the largest stock market options expiry day of all time. What to watch for It is Quadruple Witching Friday—that rare quarterly alignment where contracts on four different types of securities expire simultaneously: Index options Single stock options Index futures Index future Stock market update Tech and semiconductor stocks surge amidst mixed market signals Sector Overview The US stock market today is witnessing notable trends in the technology and semiconductor sectors. Based on today's heatmap, tech giants are on the rise, with Oracle (ORCL) leading th Forex Japan's Katayama: Alarmed over currency moves, will take appropriate action USD/JPY is quickly lower on this. Desirable for FX to move in stable manner reflecting fundamentals Will take appropriate action Clearly seeing one-sided, rapid moves This is the strongest language ye Learn more Central Banks Fed's Waller had 'a strong interview' but the market isn't buying it CNBC was earlier out with a report saying that the Fed's Waller had a 'strong interview' for Fed chair. That begs the question: What does a strong interview with Trump look like? A pledge to lower rat

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