Financial Markets Report For Monday, Dec 8
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the mixed performance of financial markets on the evening of December 8th, 2025, as investors prepare for the upcoming two-day FOMC meeting.
An Insight Into The Vibecession And Aggregate Statistics Divergence
I don’t have a resolution to the debate, but I have an insight, regarding per capita series, summarized in a couple of graphs.
US May Allow Nvidia H200 Chip Exports To China, Report Says
Amid an ongoing fierce rivalry over the artificial intelligence space, the United States is mulling over the idea of allowing Nvidia to sell its H200 AI GPUs to China.
Gold Bugs Win
Gold Bugs have been preaching the demise of fiat currency for decades. Although fiat currencies like the US Dollar still have utility, here’s why Gold Bugs can now claim victory.
XLV Pullback
The Healthcare Sector has pulled back to its rising trend-line in the short-term. It’ll be interesting to see whether this can materialize into an actionable setup.
Crude’s Erosion Continues
Crude-oil’s multi-month slide continues. Declining energy prices raise fresh questions over inflation, commodity cycles and whether oil markets have finally broken their long-term uptrend.
XAU/USD Edges Lower Below $4,200 Amid Worries About Hawkish Fed Rate Cut
Gold Price trades in negative territory around $4,195 during the early Asian session on Tuesday.
GBP/USD Shuffles Its Feet As Investors Await Key Central Bank Moves
GBP/USD found little momentum on either side of the line on Monday, with the Cable pair churning chart paper just north of the 1.3300 handle to kick off a fresh trading week.
Key Events This Busy Week: Fed, JOLTs, Central Banks Galore; Oracle & Broadcom Earnings
It's a busy week for both economic news and central banks, with all roads pointing to Wednesday’s FOMC.
Rates Spark: A Sudden Jump To New Equilibria
Markets made a dash for higher rates, and the new levels seem justified based on fundamentals.
Early December ETFs See $153M Exit as Bitcoin And Ethereum Pull Back After Late-November Gains
After ending November on a high note with Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs pulling in $380 million, the start of December flipped the script.
Treasury Bill Signals Rate Cut Expectations Not QE
Stocks finished the day lower, with the S&P 500 falling about 35 basis points. But the real story has been in rates — not just in the U.S., but globally.
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts - Short Term Correction
Gold and silver took an early, purposeful hit judging by the volume and timing, but managed to take quite a bit of that back.
Market Talk - Monday, Dec. 8
The oil markets had a negative day today.
3 Trades That Don't Need The Fed
The Fed meets Wednesday. These trades could resolve before then.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Sheds 200 Points As Treasury Yields Rise
The Dow Jones shed around 200 points on Monday, falling away from 48,000.
Traders And Investors Are Winning With Biotech Stocks
Biotech stocks beat the S&P 500 and technology stocks with the IBB up 29.46%. The XBI is up 37%.
Stock Market Sell Signals Mount, Bond Market Jitters, Federal Reserve On Tap, Here's The Trade
The S&P and Nasdaq continue to see institutional money dumping while retail buys.
What The Rise In Gold Means
Over last two years gold has doubled and is beating stocks.
3 Risky Dividend Stocks To Sell
These 3 dividend stocks have payout ratios above 100% and are likely to cut their dividends.