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Gold
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Real-time News
December 31st - According to the Zhuhai Border Inspection Station of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, as of midnight on December 31, 2025, the number of inbound and outbound passengers and vehicles through the Zhuhai Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge exceeded 31.25 million and 6.78 million respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 14.3% and 22.3%, both setting new historical records. This is also the first time since the port officially opened to the public in October 2018 that it has broken through the two major milestones of 30 million passengers and 6 million vehicles in a single calendar year.December 31st - Investors are closely watching the upcoming release of the Federal Reserves December meeting minutes, which will detail the decision-making process behind the Feds approval of a 25-basis-point rate cut. Following this cut, the target range for the federal funds rate has been lowered to 3.50%–3.75%. As the third rate cut this year, this move has sparked debate within the policymaking body. Some policymakers advocate for further easing to prevent further weakness in the labor market, while others believe that current policy is already sufficiently loose and carries the risk of pushing up inflation. Ian Lingen, Head of U.S. Interest Rate Strategy for Fixed Income at BMO Capital Markets, stated, "Our baseline assumption is that the FOMC will remain motivated to maintain maximum flexibility ahead of its January 29th policy meeting. This stance has been consistent throughout 2025, and we expect this style to continue into the new year."The German DAX 30 index closed up 271.31 points, or 1.11%, at 24,636.23 on Tuesday, December 30; the UK FTSE 100 index closed up 77.60 points, or 0.79%, at 9,944.13; and the French CAC 40 index closed up 56.13 points, or 0.69%, at 8,168.15. The Stoxx 50 index closed up 43.74 points, or 0.76%, at 5795.45 on Tuesday, December 30; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed up 155.82 points, or 0.91%, at 17351.62 on Tuesday, December 30; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed up 528.49 points, or 1.19%, at 44964.50 on Tuesday, December 30.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree approving the 2026 National Investment Plan. This plan will allocate approximately 2.988 billion Belarusian rubles to fund related projects.The Brazilian oil workers union, Sindipetro-NF, stated that it has accepted Petrobrass labor agreement proposal and decided to suspend the strike.
