Market Brief – 22 Dec 2025

In tonight’s Morning After-Market Brief, US stocks extended gains as artificial intelligence and semiconductor shares powered the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones higher in a holiday-shortened week. We cover renewed strength in AI and cloud infrastructure, contrasting weakness in European markets driven by poor UK data and renewable energy sell-offs, and strong gains across Asia following resilient exports and central bank decisions. The episode also breaks down key moves in forex, commodities, and bonds, including EUR/USD and GBP/USD breakouts, USD/JPY consolidation, rising oil prices on geopolitical risk, record highs in gold and silver, and notable stock movers across technology, energy, and transport as investors position for year-end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.