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Markets are on edge as December Fed rate-cut expectations climb past 80%, and every word from the central bank now moves markets. Short-term yields are jittery, risk assets are swinging, and investors are balancing hope with caution. The backdrop is anything but simple: a softening jobs market, inflation still above target, and lingering uncertainty from tariffs. Data is slowly returning after the long government shutdown, but it only paints part of the picture — what the Fed signals could matter more than what the numbers show. Traders...

Futures are nudging higher this morning as Fed expectations improve slightly, after one official suggested a near-term rate cut could be on the table. But it’s far from guaranteed. Nvidia’s earnings caused a stir — rising inventories and deferred payments signal possible stress, and a chain reaction in tech isn’t out of the question.
Meanwhile, Alibaba jumped 5% after Qwen 3 attracted over 10 million followers — China’s AI excitement continues. Kospi made a small recovery attempt, though gains were largely offset by heavy selling.
In the US, the 2-year yield dropped on Friday and bets on a December rate...

In just a few hours, the market swung from euphoria to outright drama. Nvidia’s stellar results gave sentiment a quick boost, but it didn’t last long — by the US open, the mood soured as questions about Nvidia’s books, AI fatigue and lingering credit concerns hit the tape. Oracle’s CDS spike, mounting chip inventories, rapidly cycling deferred revenue and a crypto sell-off all fueled a sharp risk-off move, sending the Nasdaq from +2% to deep in the red. Mixed US jobs data added to the uncertainty, while climbing Japanese yields reignited fears about repatriation of the roughly $3.4 trillion Japanese...

Nvidia just unleashed another blockbuster quarter, blowing past revenue forecasts by roughly $2bn and lifting data-centre income well beyond the $50bn threshold. Add Jensen Huang’s remark that Blackwell demand is “off the charts” and a fresh revenue outlook of $65bn, and you have all the ingredients for a renewed surge in market confidence and a lift across tech benchmarks.

Yet the more pressing issue is whether this momentum can actually last. Away from Nvidia’s glow, the macro landscape is getting heavier. The unexpected postponement of the October jobs figures, lingering uncertainty around October CPI, shrinking odds of a Fed cut,...