Thank you for joining me for the final “Weekly Look” of 2025. This edition is relatively brief, reflecting the traditional seasonal lull in data releases and policy meetings. As we close the chapter on this year, I wish you a Happy New Year—one filled with health and happiness. I am deeply grateful for your readership and engagement throughout 2025, and I look forward to our interactions in 2026. In a holiday-shortened week, several asset classes climbed to new record highs, including US stocks, gold, platinum and silver. Government bond yields initially rose in response to inflation concerns in Japan and robust US ... (full story)