Daily Market Recap (December 18 2025)

The collected sources provide a comprehensive snapshot of the global financial and geopolitical climate on December 18, 2025, highlighting several key market and political developments. US stock markets surged following a surprising drop in the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 2.7%, below the 3.1% forecast, which intensified expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026. This positive sentiment was bolstered by strong corporate news, such as Micron Technology's earnings beat, which lifted AI and tech stocks, and significant corporate events like an activist investor eyeing a CEO change at Lululemon. Concurrently, the cryptocurrency market was volatile, with Bitcoin testing a critical $81.3K support level amid broader global macro pressures, including tightening liquidity due to a potential Bank of Japan rate hike. On the geopolitical front, tensions escalated as Russia deployed its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to Belarus and warned the US against making a "fatal mistake" regarding the naval blockade on Venezuelan oil shipments.

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