- Markets and Fed officials themselves see only modest easing in the year ahead.
- The average price of unleaded gasoline in the U.S. is at its lowest since 2021, according to AAA.
- Thursday saw the release of a much lighter-than-expected inflation report for November, and economists are already questioning its significance.
- Economists polled by Dow Jones expected CPI to have risen 3.1% on an annualized basis.
- The Bank of England voted to cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75% in its last monetary policy move of 2025.
- The Dow Industrials touched an all-time high and closed at a record Monday after the U.S. captured Venezuela's president over the weekend.
- One firm says there could be $500 billion in opportunities in Venezuela over the next 10 years.
- Robotics is expected to be at the forefront of the show this year. Analysts see agentic automation and semi stocks as potential winners.
- Vanguard sees better risk-adjusted returns over the next decade by leaning away from artificial intelligence stocks and being overweight fixed income.
- The turn of the year is a good time to reflect on your methodology, so we reviewed what worked best for us in this forum in 2025.
