Welcome to Market Catalysts. I'm Julie Hyman. Here's what we're watching today.First, we'll discuss the economic outlook for 2026 as investors prepare for the next read on inflation. Plus, could higher unemployment lead to a higher stock market. We'll have more on that ahead.and we'll discuss the future of Bergkshire Hathaway under Greg Ael as Warren Buffett prepares to hand over the reigns. Let's take a look at the major averages here today. We're sort of in between our two mark uh economic data days and w ...

This week's market focus will be on US economic news. On Thursday, weekly initial unemployment claims are expected to fall -11,000 to 225,000. Also, Nov CPI is expected to be +3.1% y/y, and Nov core CPI is expected to be +3.0% y/y. On Friday, Nov existing home sales are expected to be up +1.2% m/m to 4.15 million. Also, the University of Michigan Dec consumer sentiment index is expected to be revised upward by +0.2 to 53.5 from the previously reported 53.3.US MBA weekly mortgage applications fell -3.8% in t ...

Key focus and themes Global Markets Research Foreign Exchange - Asia ex-Japan/Euro Area/Europe 2026 top trades and HK/SG client FX views Besides the widely expected 25bp hike at the December BOJ meeting, what is your expectation on Governor Ueda's messaging and the impact on USD/JPY (1 session after)? | Fig. 1: Top five top-conviction strategy trades in order (scale 1-5) | | --- | | | ★★★★★ | | Top 5 FX and Rates Trades | | | ★★★★★ | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Countries | Trade ...

start uh chairman. No, Governor Waller. Let me just call me Chris. >> Chris.Okay. Chris. Um let me start with uh the uh jobs data we got yesterday, which I think is uh people are wondering how uh the Federal Reserve is processing and how you're personally processing this data here.We had a tick up to the unemployment rate at 4.6%. Uh return to job growth in November after job losses in October. What's the state of the labor market in your opinion.Well, earlier this summer when the jobs numbers were looking ...

Good morning. CFOs are ending 2025 more confident, even as they confront a mixed growth outlook and mounting pressure to deliver efficiency gains from AI. Deloitte’s Q4 2025 CFO Signals report, released this morning, finds the CFO Confidence Score at 6.6, higher than the Q3 reading of 5.7, and the highest score since late 2021. The score, the highest 10, measures CFO confidence in economic conditions and sentiment about the capital markets. CFOs raised their assessment of the North American economy this q ...

Joining us right now for a check on the consumer and spending is Cameron Mitchell. He's the founder and CEO of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants. That firm operates 50 restaurant locations under 20 concepts, plus an events company, a food hall, and a virtual kitchen.And Cameron, correct me if I'm wrong. I think you're operating in 21 29 states at this point. >> Uh about actually half that about 15 states.29 different markets. Yes. >> 29 different markets.Okay. Thank you. Um Cameron, first of all, welcome.It's gr ...

Hey everyone and thanks for jumping back into the cryptoverse. Today we're going to talk about the most recent labor market report and how the unemployment rate has now risen to 4.6%. If you guys like the content, make sure you subscribe to the channel, give the video a thumbs up, and also check out the sale on into the cryptoverse premium at into the cryptoverse.com. Again, that sale will be ending at the end of the year, so make sure you lock in the lower rate. Now, right now, the unemployment rate is sta ...

Dow futures were up about 0.07% near 48,514. S&P 500 futures gained roughly 0.13% to 6,865, while Nasdaq futures rose 0.15% to around 25,419. The muted move reflects a market trying to balance softer economic signals with hopes that the Fed may be nearing the end of its tightening cycle. Tuesday’s regular session ended mixed. The Dow fell 0.62% and the S&P 500 slipped 0.24%, extending their losing streaks to three days. The Nasdaq Composite, however, managed a 0.23% gain, snapping its recent slide as inves ...

A lot of numbers came out today, as the government gears up after the shutdown. One of the biggest themes in the jobs report for October and November was the continued restructuring of the economy, where Joe Biden’s big government socialism is coming to an end. And President Trump’s re-privatization continues ahead. So far this year, federal jobs have fallen by roughly 270,000, while private jobs have increased nearly 700,000. Also related to Trump policies, native-born jobs are up some 2.7 million. While f ...

New Zealand’s central bank is reducing capital requirements for lenders and expects that to benefit consumers through lower interest rates and more competition https://t.co/WwzeEPpaxF ...