"To push meaningfully higher in 2026, equities will need confirmation that the Fed can deliver at least the two rate cuts still priced by the market, with growth unimpeded," noted Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management. A surge in the tech sector on the back of the vast amounts of cash pumped into AI also helped push stocks to record highs, but concerns that valuations of AI stocks are too high gnawed at investors late in 2025. Bitcoin, emphasising the volatile nature of the cryptocurrency sector, soared to a record high above US$126,000 in October before ending the year around US$88,000.
Published at: 2025-12-31 21:44:57
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