M&A
The global financial markets have emerged from a period of stagnation into what analysts are calling a "Dealmaking Renaissance." In a staggering display of corporate confidence, global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume in 2025 surpassed $5.1 trillion, representing a massive 42% year-over-year increase from 2024.
Natural Gas
The United States natural gas market staged a remarkable recovery in 2025, with spot prices at the Henry Hub benchmark averaging $3.52 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). This nearly 60% increase from the historic lows of 2024 signals a decisive shift in the domestic energy landscape, as the
Oil Prices
As the clock struck midnight on December 31, 2025, the global energy sector closed the books on its most turbulent year in half a decade. Crude oil benchmarks recorded their steepest annual decline since the 2020 pandemic, with prices tumbling nearly 20% over the last twelve months. This sharp correction,
2025 Economy
As the closing bell rings on December 31, 2025, investors are reflecting on a year that defied almost every early-season prediction. What began as a narrative of "sticky" inflation and a "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment transformed into a dramatic rescue mission by the Federal Reserve, prompted
Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve concluded its final policy meeting of 2025 with a move that, on the surface, appeared to be a gift to investors: a 25-basis-point reduction in the federal funds rate. However, the accompanying message from the central bank was anything but festive. By signaling that the easing cycle
Stock Market
As the final bells ring on the trading floor this December 31, 2025, the American equity markets have achieved what many analysts deemed impossible just twelve months ago. Despite a year defined by aggressive protectionism, "on-again, off-again" trade wars, and a global reconfiguration of supply chains, the U.
Federal Reserve
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial world is still reverberating from the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year. In a move that was both expected and startling, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delivered a 25-basis-point rate cut on December 10, bringing the federal funds
gold
As the final trading bell of 2025 rings, the financial world is witnessing a historic milestone: gold and silver have concluded their most explosive year of growth in over four decades. Driven by a perfect storm of fiscal instability, central bank de-dollarization, and a structural silver deficit, both metals have
Wall Street
As the final curtains draw on a historic 2025, Wall Street has entered a period of "thin holiday trading," a phenomenon where depleted market participation transforms the world’s largest financial exchanges into a "liquidity vacuum." With institutional desks at major firms like Goldman Sachs (NYSE:
Federal Reserve
As the final trading days of 2025 wind down, investors are laser-focused on the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes from the December 9–10 meeting. With the Federal Funds Rate currently sitting at a range of 3.50%–3.75% following a 25-basis-point cut earlier this
Stock Market
As of today, December 29, 2025, the traditional "Santa Claus Rally"—a seasonal phenomenon where stocks typically rise in the final five trading days of December and the first two of January—has officially fizzled. What began as a hopeful mid-month surge following a Federal Reserve interest rate
gold
As the final trading days of 2025 unfold, the "Hard Asset Super-Cycle" that dominated the financial landscape for the past twelve months has hit a sudden and jarring roadblock. On December 29, 2025, gold and silver prices experienced their most significant single-day retreats of the year, pulling back