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Global Markets Mixed at Start of Key Week

U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat to modestly higher open at the start of a key week, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates.

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China's Exports Bounce Back, Trade Surplus Powers Past $1 Trillion

The country's trade surplus has topped $1 trillion this year, with fresh data showing that exports bounced back last month despite a sharper drop in shipments to the U.S.

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Japan Is Out Spending. Bond Markets Seem Nervous About Picking Up the Tab.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to increase spending as Japan's central bank is considering raising interest rates.

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German Industrial Output Accelerates Again

October surpassed expectations as Europe's largest economy awaits large-scale government investment.

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Japan GDP Data Confirms Contraction, But Rate-Hike View Remains Intact

Revised data confirmed that Japan's economy contracted for the first time in six quarters in the July-September period, but that is unlikely to change expectations that the central bank will raise interest rates soon.

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The Fed's biggest decision this week could have nothing to do with interest rates

Any hints of Fed plans for asset purchases could aid the rally in stocks and other risk assets more than a rate cut

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Trump Tasks Top Advisers With Finding Way to Lower Soaring Beef Prices

The Trump administration is prodding ranchers and meatpackers to do something about soaring beef prices, while looking at increasing imports from Mexico and South America.

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Stock Funds Up 12.6% as Year Nears an End

Late-November rally put markets back on their feet. Plus: A Financial Flashback to 60 years ago, when LBJ clashed with the Fed.

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China's Growth Is Coming at the Rest of the World's Expense

China is swallowing up a growing share of the world's market for manufactured goods, revealing an uncomfortable truth: Beijing is pursuing a "beggar thy neighbor" growth model at everyone else's expense.

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Carvana, CRH, and Comfort Systems USA to Join S&P 500

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The Score: Warner, Boeing, Dollar General, American Eagle and More Stocks That Defined the Week

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.

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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve's decision will take center stage in the coming week, with the central bank widely expected to cut interest rates after recent weak U.S. jobs data.

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Fed's Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Moderate September Trend

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation held below 3% in September, and indicated a moderate month-over-month increase in prices unlikely to block consideration of an interest-rate cut at the central bank's meeting next week.

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Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly in December

Monthly index of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan rose slightly versus November, but remained much lower than where it began the year.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 08, 2025 05:15 ET (10:15 GMT)