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Next Week's Macro Outlook: Fed Minutes to Reveal Clues on Next Year's Rate Cuts

Next Week's Macro Outlook: Fed Minutes to Reveal Clues on Next Year's Rate Cuts

2025-12-27 22:59

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ChainThink News, December 27: Last week, despite the Christmas holiday break in global markets, gold, silver, and platinum prices all surged to record highs, continuing the historic rally in precious metals toward year-end. Amid heightened risk-off sentiment and dovish rate cut expectations, spot gold consecutively broke new all-time highs, peaking near $4,550 per ounce on Friday, with a year-to-date gain exceeding 70%. Silver's performance was even more explosive, breaking through key psychological levels and setting new records; it surged past the $79 per ounce mark on Friday alone, rising over 10% in a single day.


Tuesday 03:00, Federal Reserve releases minutes from the monetary policy meeting;

Wednesday 21:30, U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending December 27;

Friday 22:45, U.S. final manufacturing PMI from S&P Global for December.


Investors are anticipating that U.S. equities will close 2025 on a strong note next week, capping off another robust year. Major U.S. stock indices are poised to finish December higher, after overcoming earlier-month volatility driven by weakness in tech stocks, which stemmed from concerns over reduced spending in the artificial intelligence sector.

Disclaimer: Contains third-party opinions, does not constitute financial advice

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