Here are the 2 big things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Here are the 2 big things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead

We’re in the final stretch of 2025 and entering the second week of the historically strong market month of December. Barring a calamity, the S & P 500 should be able to turn in a third straight year of gains. The index has advanced nearly 17% year to date. Whether it goes higher from here … Read more

Trump can fire labor, employment board members without cause: Appeals court

Trump can fire labor, employment board members without cause: Appeals court

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on December 3, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump may remove members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board at will, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. … Read more

‘Green light’ away from AI trade: Two ETF executives see a key market shift underway

‘Green light’ away from AI trade: Two ETF executives see a key market shift underway

A key rotation away from artificial intelligence stocks may be underway in the market. According to Astoria Portfolio Advisors’ John Davi, a broader range of stocks are getting a “green light” because liquidity is returning to the system. “The Fed cut rates four times last year. They cut rates twice already. They’re going to go again … Read more

One Fed official may have saved market from another rout. Why John Williams’ remarks matter so much

One Fed official may have saved market from another rout. Why John Williams’ remarks matter so much

John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images Communication at the Federal Reserve, particularly at the highest levels, rarely happens by … Read more

Fed won’t get key inflation data before next rate decision as BLS cancels October CPI release

Fed won’t get key inflation data before next rate decision as BLS cancels October CPI release

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Bill Clark | Getty Images The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was canceling the release of the October consumer price index, leaving the Federal Reserve without a key piece … Read more

Trump says he’d love to fire Powell, urges Bessent to ‘work on’ him to lower rates

Trump says he’d love to fire Powell, urges Bessent to ‘work on’ him to lower rates

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would love to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but suggested that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is holding him back. “[I’ll] be honest, I’d love to fire his ass,” Trump said of Powell at the U.S. Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C. Trump urged Bessent to “work on” … Read more

Markets no longer view the December rate cut as a sure bet, with Fed officials casting doubts

Markets no longer view the December rate cut as a sure bet, with Fed officials casting doubts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on Oct. 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell wasn’t kidding a couple weeks ago when he said a December rate cut wasn’t in … Read more

Boston Fed President Collins advocates holding rates steady, sees ‘high bar’ for further cuts

Boston Fed President Collins advocates holding rates steady, sees ‘high bar’ for further cuts

Susan Collins, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins on Wednesday … Read more