Financial Markets Update 5 December 2025
Japan in the limelight
News Overnight
Initial Jobless Claims fell sharply but it could be a outlier as it was a holiday week last week. Continuing Jobless Claims remained at it’s elevated level. No Nonfarm Payroll tonight to clarify.
Markets were pretty quiet, with BTC, Gold and Silver dropping as traders square up for next week.
Breaking
Japan’s Strongest 30-Year Bond Sale Since 2019 Eases BOJ Jitters [Bloomberg]
Treasury debt manager hit by staff exodus, corruption claims [AFR]
Americans head to dollar stores as affordability crunch pinches consumers [FT]
China state-owned banks soak up dollars to slow yuan gains, sources say [Reuters]
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