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Ueda Hints at Hike

Ueda Hints at Hike

BOJ’s Ueda hinted clearly at a potential December rate hike.

Ankit Sinha
December 01, 2025

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Banana Bits: Finance headlines that actually matter
Market Summary: Stocks log fifth straight gain as Fed cut hopes hold
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Technical Trip: Interview Question with BlackRock
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Market Snapshot

📉 Banana Bits

B*tcoin plunged below $86K in a risk-off start to December.
Australia’s AUB Group sank after EQT and CVC dropped their $3.44B pursuit.
China’s manufacturing sector is slumping despite stronger exports.
BOJ’s Ueda hinted clearly at a potential December rate hike.
An impatient Trump is already signaling his “preferred” Fed pick.
Zootopia 2 delivered Disney a strong holiday box-office win.
Eurozone inflation is nearing 2%, cementing expectations for the ECB to hold rates.

Market Recap

A Fifth Straight Rally For the Market

U.S. stocks notched a fifth-straight day of gains, as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) restarted operations following an earlier outage, and expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next month remained intact.

The S&P 500 Index ended 0.5% higher in a shortened session in New York, notching its biggest weekly advance since May and reversing a monthly decline to close out a jittery month in the green. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index gained 0.8%. The Cboe Volatility Index hovered at around 16.

Source

Most U.S. markets reopened for a shortened trading session following the Thanksgiving holiday. There was limited news expected on Friday, with no economic data scheduled for release and no planned speakers from the Fed ahead of the blackout period leading up to December’s interest-rate decision.

What's Ripe

Circle Internet Group Inc. (CRCL) 10.0%

CRCL jumped 10% after B*tcoin’s brief rally to $90,000 mark
The world’s largest cr*pto by market cap has moved 0.8% lower over the past 24 hours to $90,736, according to CoinDesk data.

GameStop Corp. (GME) 4.2%

GME gained 4.2%. The meme stock gained momentum ahead of third-quarter earnings, which are expected next week. The shares have slumped 29% this year.

What's Rotten

Tilray Brands Inc. (TLRY) 20.9%

TLRY sank 21%. The cannabis company said it would initiate a one-for-ten reverse stock split, effective Monday.

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) 1.5%

ORCL declined 1.5%. It has been battered by expectations that the company will borrow even more to finance its AI business.

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