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Wage growth, inflation, and the future of rate cuts

U.S. wage growth has moved to the center of market attention as investors and policymakers closely watch signs of cooling or renewed inflation pressure in the world’s largest economy. While the labour market has shown early signs of slowing from its post-pandemic strength, wages remain one of the most sensitive components of the inflation outlook.

The role of sanctions, diplomacy, and OPEC+

Eight OPEC+ countries agreed to maintain group wide oil output quotas for 2026, also have an agreement in principle to maintain a pause in their output hikes for the first quarter of 2026, if sanctions on Russia are eased will add more to oil supply.

No rate cut for now, ECB sticks to patience

The European Central Bank on 27 November 2025 underscored its reluctance to rush into further rate cuts, even as some signs of economic easing have emerged. The easing cycle appears to be on pause, among investors, expectations for further rate reductions have fallen sharply with only about a 20% chance of cuts in 2026.

Tax hikes and slowing growth push UK 10-year yield to 4.46%

Reeves’ proposal for a substantial tax increase pushed the 10-year yield up to 4.46% alongside rising December rate-cut expectations to 85%, pointing to weakening investor confidence in the current policy outlook.

Kevin Hassett – frontrunner to lead the fed

Reporting suggests that Kevin Hassett, the white house economic adviser, has surged ahead to be the most likely candidate to replace Jerome Powell as fed chair term ends in May 2026. Hassett gained favor among Donald trump circle between the others candidate Kevin Warsh, Christopher Waller, Michele Bowman.

S&P 500 and tech companies climb as fed cut bets improve

The U.S equity market started the week with a powerful rebound, led again by the big tech companies, after couple of weeks of correction and cautious trading. Investors rotated back to reignite risk appetite, and amid confidence in the AI sector and improving expectations for a December rate cut. S&P 500 jumped from October low as traders repositioned ahead of economic data due throughout the week.

Oil slips on rising supply and Ukraine peace signal

The oil continues to trade under pressure as a combination of rising global supply and the U.S and Ukraine agreed on a new updated peace framework to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Prices have been unable to regain upward momentum after last week drop, reflecting the negativity and the concern of surplus forming into 2026.

All Eyes on 158: Japan’s new spending spree shakes FX markets

Japan’s parliament has approved a massive 21.3 trillion-yen (about $135 billion) stimulus package, marking one of the country’s most ambitious spending drives since COVID-19. The package aims to support industries under competitive pressure and lay the groundwork for Japan’s next phase of economic recovery.

Fed minutes show policymakers split over December rate cut

Yesterday, the Fed minutes came with one clear message: the board is nowhere near agreement on whether there will be a rate cut in December. It confirmed what traders have been sensing for weeks: the Fed is split, the data is messy, and nobody wants to commit to a move without seeing more clarity. The ghost of inflation is rising again.

Nvidia earnings land at a moment when wall street is suddenly nervous about AI spending

Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings arrive just as markets begin questioning whether the global ai spending boom is sustainable. With Megacap clients pouring hundreds of billions into infrastructure, solid results could calm a jittery market—or confirm that expectations have raced too far ahead of reality.