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December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending up +0.63% this morning amid optimism over Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts following dovish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, while investors await quarterly reports from more big banks.

Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, and the latest economic releases were updated in the story.

Earnings season kicks into gear this week with Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson and ASML Holdings all reporting

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +1.38%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +1.84% this morning, signaling a rebound from Friday’s sell-off on Wall Street as sentiment improved after U.S. President Donald Trump softened his stance on tariff threats against Beijing.

The past week in the crypto world was nothing short of eventful. From the “Bitcoin Jesus” nearing a settlement with the Justice Department to gold’s rally potentially signaling a surge for Bitcoin, there was no shortage of intriguing developments.

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Lisa Shalett, the chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) wealth management business, has expressed her concerns about the current market boom, which she believes is heavily reliant on massive capital investments in generative artificial intelligence.

The global copper market is going from surplus to shortage, according to the latest International Copper Study Group (ICSG) report. The 178,000-ton surplus projected for 2025 could flip to a 150,000-ton deficit as supply struggles to keep pace with demand.