Key Takeaways The Fed Coupled a -25bps Rate Cut with an Advanced $40B T-bill Purchase PlanStock Market Rises, Bond Market Falls on the Fed NewsOracle, Adobe and Synopsys Report Earnings After the CloseWednesday, December 10, 2025As it turns out, the stock market loved today’s Fed announcement about a 25 bps rate cut. The small-cap Russell 2000 zoomed to a new all-time-high close, while the S&P 500 came within 5 points of its own all-time high. Bond yields, which had ratcheted up to +4.2% on the 10-year, wer ...

The USD is little changed vs the major currencies with the EUR, JPY, GBP , CHF and CAD all within 0.10% of the unchanged level to start the US session. The AUD is the biggest mover with a 0.30% gain vs the USD and the NZD is higher by 0.19%. The markets are stymied by the fear of increased war tension (and its implications) with Israel's bombing Hamas senior officials in Qatar (not warmly received by the international community), and Russia's provocation with Poland that led to Poland shooting down Russian ...