Stocks posted solid gains in an action-packed week of market-moving economic data, geopolitical news, and bullish new year sentiment. By Monday’s close, the Dow Industrials had gained enough to make the “Santa Claus Rally” a reality.
While the near-term market effect of the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is minimal—beyond select US oil refiners, Venezuelan sovereign bonds, etc.—Maduro’s capture is a major geopolitical event with profound implications for the future.
The paper analyzes FTSE Russell’s decision to transition the frequency of reconstitution of the Russell US Indexes from annual to semi-annual from 2026 onwards.
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An eventful weekend featuring the ousting and arrest of communist Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is generating outperformance in the energy sector as the US oil majors are poised to benefit from Washington’s control of the crude rich nation.
The implied volatility selling that really started around Thanksgiving and then reemerged during Christmas now appears largely complete. The calendar will no longer be the market’s friend.
As 2025 ends, investors increasingly allocated capital to geographies where economic conditions were moving more favorably.
While only two official dissenters opposed the December rate cut, dot-plot projections reveal that six Fed members, including four “silent dissenters,” were against easing, signaling deeper division within the Fed than headlines suggest.
The tactical USD view moved from neutral to negative as a dovish Fed pivot pressured the currency. Softer labor data and rising expectations of a December rate cut halted the earlier USD recovery and kept it rangebound.
As the holiday season rounds up, gather your close ones and enjoy the festivities together. But make sure you do not forget to plan for the rain in advance.
Despite shifting political views on the climate transition and a deregulatory push in Europe and the US, our latest annual survey finds continuing and consistent adoption of sustainable investment by asset owners around the world.
A widely anticipated Federal Reserve decision on interest rates and a rotation into non-tech areas helped push the Dow Industrials higher, while the broader market and technology stocks lagged behind.