S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico MarketThe Bank of England is widely expected to cut the Bank Rate by 25bps to 3.75% at its December 2025 meeting, marking the first reduction since August after holding rates steady in September and November. Such a move would lower borrowing costs to their weakest level since 2022, amid easing inflation and mounting signs of economic strain. UK annual inflation slowed to 3.2% in November, the lowest reading in eight months and below the BoE’s forecast of 3.4%. At the same time, GDP contracted for a second consecutive month in October, while private-sector wage growth continued to cool. Investors will closely watch the vote split and guidance from the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee for signals on the policy outlook in 2026. Markets increasingly believe the central bank is nearing the end of its easing cycle, with only one additional rate cut fully priced in for next year.
