In this video, Ira Epstein covers the recent Federal Reserve decision to implement a dovish cut by initiating a $40 billion monthly purchase of short-term treasuries, likening it to a form of quantitative easing.

For 2025 Q4, total S&P 500 earnings are currently expected to be up +6.9% from the same period last year on +7.7% higher revenues.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) stalls its intraday pullback against the rebounding US Dollar (USD) and trades with a mild positive bias during the first half of the European session on Thursday.