{"id":3442,"date":"2025-12-22T18:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T07:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T07:38:31","slug":"amillex-daily-market-commentary-periodic-easing-of-market-risk-aversion-us-stocks-recover-silver-hits-new-highs-and-crypto-assets-await-directional-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/2025\/12\/22\/amillex-daily-market-commentary-periodic-easing-of-market-risk-aversion-us-stocks-recover-silver-hits-new-highs-and-crypto-assets-await-directional-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Amillex\u00a0Daily Market Commentary\u00a0|\u00a0Periodic easing of market risk aversion; US stocks recover, silver hits new highs, and crypto assets await directional choice."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December&nbsp;22, 2025.&nbsp;<\/strong>Last Friday, major US stock indices&nbsp;closed&nbsp;higher, with tech stocks notably leading the Nasdaq and S&amp;P 500, offsetting some weakness in consumer and small-cap stocks. Lower-than-expected US inflation data reignited market expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026, leading to a visible recovery in risk appetite. Precious metals remained resilient, with gold holding at&nbsp;high levels&nbsp;and silver surging strongly to reach record highs. Energy prices rebounded slightly but remained in a downward-oscillating trend overall. In the forex market, the US Dollar Index stayed within a stable range, EUR\/USD faced downward pressure, and the Yen performed weakly despite the Bank of Japan&#8217;s interest rate hike. Overall, the market&nbsp;exhibited&nbsp;a volatile recovery trend influenced by the interplay of macro data and central bank policy signals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Market Performance and Fundamental Analysis by Asset Class<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1.&nbsp;US Stock Market:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Index Performance:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">The Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;rose only about 0.38%, weighed down by a significant drop in consumer discretionary stocks like Nike.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The S&amp;P 500 Index&nbsp;rose about 0.88%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Nasdaq Index&nbsp;climbed strongly by about 1.31% due to the outstanding performance of the AI sector.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stock Focus:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Micron Technology continued its&nbsp;strong performance,&nbsp;closing up&nbsp;about 7%, acting as a core driver for the tech sector&#8217;s corrective rally.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Oracle&nbsp;closed up&nbsp;about 6.6%, pulling some AI and enterprise software stocks higher.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Nvidia and Broadcom rose about 3.9% and 3.2% respectively, boosting the overall performance of the tech sector.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Driving Factors:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lower-than-expected US inflation reinforced expectations for the start of a rate-cutting cycle and improved risk appetite. Earnings in the tech sector and a shift in capital allocation back to growth names boosted overall market sentiment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2.&nbsp;Forex Market:<\/strong>&nbsp;USD steady, Euro under pressure, Yen&nbsp;weakens on&nbsp;policy signals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The US Dollar Index&nbsp;remained in range-bound fluctuations; the Dollar was&nbsp;generally steady&nbsp;against major currencies;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">EUR\/USD&nbsp;faced pressure due to the European Central Bank standing pat and expectations of a Dollar rebound, oscillating near the 1.17 level in the short term;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">USD\/JPY&nbsp;rose as the Yen performed weakly; although the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 0.75% as expected, the post-meeting statement lacked clear guidance on future hikes (or was not hawkish enough);&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3.&nbsp;Precious Metals and Commodities:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mixed&nbsp;impact from falling inflation and rising risk appetite; overall volatile trend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Precious Metals:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Spot gold&nbsp;(XAUUSD)&nbsp;traded above $4,300 per ounce, recording a slight gain on Friday.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Spot silver&nbsp;(XAGUSD) continued its significant uptrend for the year, refreshing record highs and approaching $67.50 per ounce, with a year-to-date gain exceeding 130%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Commodities:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">WTI Crude Oil prices rose slightly on Friday but remained within their low-range oscillation for the year.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4.&nbsp;Crypto Assets:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Bitcoin (BTC)&nbsp;rebounded slightly to approximately $87,800;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ethereum (ETH)&nbsp;performed slightly stronger than BTC, rising to around $3,000, though it&nbsp;remains&nbsp;in a high-volatility range at lower levels.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5.&nbsp;Today&#8217;s Focus<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">No impactful economic data to monitor today.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December&nbsp;22, 2025.&nbsp;Last Friday, major US stock indices&nbsp;closed&nbsp;higher, with tech stocks notably leading the Nasdaq and S&amp;P 500, offsetting some weakness in consumer and small-cap stocks. Lower-than-expected US inflation data reignited market expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026, leading to a visible recovery in risk appetite. Precious metals remained resilient, with gold holding at&nbsp;high [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-news","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3442"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3442\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}