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December 29, 2025 – 00:31\n<\/p>\n
(Bloomberg) \u2014 Global stocks held near a record amid thin trading while silver climbed to a new peak to extend a historic end-of-year rally.<\/p>\n
Equities in Australia rose at the open while contracts in Japan pointed to modest declines after measures of Asian and global shares capped their best week in a month on Friday. US futures were steady after the S&P 500 finished near an all-time high. Nvidia Corp. climbed as analysts viewed a licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq positively.<\/p>\n
Silver climbed to a record in early Asia trading on Monday, pushing beyond $80 an ounce for the first time. Gold also edged higher on Monday as precious metals extended a historic end-of-year rally aided by escalating geopolitical tensions, US dollar weakness and thin market liquidity.<\/p>\n
The MSCI All Country World Index \u2014 one of the broadest measures of the equity market \u2014 climbed 1.4% last week to finish at a new all-time high as a much-expected year-end rally took hold. The gauge has risen nearly 22% in 2025, headed for a third straight annual gain and the biggest since 2019.<\/p>\n
Trends in AI, the key driver of this year\u2019s rally, as well as the path of the Federal Reserve\u2019s interest rates are seen by investors as two of the most crucial factors that will determine how global stocks perform in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe focus this week will be on the release of the FOMC minutes\u201d from the Fed\u2019s December meeting, Tony Sycamore, market analyst at IG Australia, wrote in a Dec. 28 note. \u201cMarkets will scour the minutes for deeper insights into the committee debates on the balance of risks and the timing of future easing.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Asia, Chinese markets will be in focus after the nation pledged to broaden its fiscal spending base in 2026, signaling sustained government support to drive growth in a challenging external environment.<\/p>\n
Data over the weekend showed China\u2019s industrial profits fell for a second month in November, adding to signs that weakening domestic demand and persistent deflation are weighing on corporate earnings.<\/p>\n
Geopolitics is also in focus at the start of a new week. Donald Trump said he made \u201ca lot of progress\u201d in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the US president pushes for a peace deal to end Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n
Action in bonds was muted on Friday, with Treasuries set for a monthly loss, yet on pace for their best year since 2020 after three Fed rate cuts. The dollar churned at the end of its worst week since June.<\/p>\n
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S&P 500 futures were unchanged as of 8:30 a.m. Tokyo time Australia\u2019s S&P\/ASX 200 rose 0.1% Currencies<\/p>\n
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed The euro was little changed at $1.1776 The Japanese yen was little changed at 156.42 per dollar The offshore yuan was little changed at 7.0043 per dollar Cryptocurrencies<\/p>\n
Bitcoin was little changed at $87,602.28 Ether rose 0.2% to $2,940.82 Bonds<\/p>\n
The yield on 10-year Treasuries was little changed at 4.13% Australia\u2019s 10-year yield was little changed at 4.75% Commodities<\/p>\n
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.7% to $57.14 a barrel Spot gold was little changed This story was produced with the assistance of Bloomberg Automation.<\/p>\n
\u2013With assistance from Carmeli Argana.<\/p>\n
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