World shares advance after Wall Street gets a lift from hopes for a Fed rate cut

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World shares advance after Wall Street gets a lift from hopes for a Fed rate cut

A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

2025-11-25T05:03:05Z

                                       

BANGKOK (AP) — European and Asian shares mostly gained on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon.

The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1%.

Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% lower to 23,216.76 and the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.1% to 7,965.77. Britain’s FTSE 100 likewise gained 0.1%, to 9,542.55.

In Asian trading, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 picked up 0.1% to 48,659.52 as a plunge in technology giant SoftBank’s shares weighed on the market. It fell 10.3% on concerns that returns from its heavy investments in OpenAI may be threatened by the next generation         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/google-gemini-artificial-intelligence-9d584d1be428bf5d0a98ecd411c6d23e">Gemini artificial intelligence model that Google launched last week.

In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.3% to 3,857.78. Taiwan’s Taiex jumped 1.5%.

Chinese markets also advanced. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng climbed 0.7% to 25,894.55, while the Shanghai Composite index jumped 0.9% to 3,870.02.

   
       
   

E-commerce giant         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/alibaba-ai-agi-ecommerce-revenue-2b891a2c649a3e983052a37c5cb0a11d">Alibaba, which was due to report its earnings late Tuesday, gained 2.1% in Hong Kong.

Australia’s S&P/ASX rebounded to edge 0.1% higher, closing at 8,537.00.

U.S. markets will be closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. A day later, it’s on to the rush of Black Friday and         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/tech-holiday-gift-guide-ideas-04a73e3fc96ba341cb7ca713490c00b5">Cyber Monday.

   
       




   

The U.S. stock market rallied on Monday, at the start of a week with shortened trading because of the         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-turkey-food-prices-2025-5754f2e4c7ca8747b75a4b3efe15297f">Thanksgiving holiday.

The S&P 500 climbed 1.5% in one of its best days since the summer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.7%.

   
   
       
           
               
   
   


   
   

       
   

           
       
   
   

Stocks got a lift from rising hopes that         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/economy-jobs-inflation-8a0060c2f52f884ed3489450a66619b8">the Fed will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in December, a move that could boost the economy and investment prices.

The market also benefited from strength for stocks caught up in the         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/hub/artificial-intelligence">artificial-intelligence frenzy. Alphabet, which has been getting praise for its Gemini AI model, rallied 6.3% and was one of the strongest forces lifting the S&P 500.         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-earnings-artificial-intelligence-boom-bubble-6feaf871d527436f98fbd8d228377b30">Nvidia rose 2.1%.

   
       
   

Monday’s gains followed sharp swings in recent weeks, not just day to day but also         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/asia-nvidia-earnings-us-stocks-71372f3476dd13c33d316819bf902b17">hour to hour, caused by uncertainty about what the Fed will do with interest rates and whether too much money is pouring into AI and         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-bubble-warnings-bank-of-england-imf-b15e54f6d06992371ee39b27f4e6da3a">creating a bubble. All the worries are creating the biggest         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/investors-401k-what-to-do-bb0663da4643e8c3dbe08a4092482aa5">test for investors since         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-tariffs-china-trump-b686ef0259c2f4894f9fcd1f3649a956">an April sell-off, when President Donald Trump shocked the world with his         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933">“Liberation Day” tariffs.

Despite all the recent fear, the S&P 500 remains within 2.7% of         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-china-earnings-7507a6e0d264874721af27cc7533544a">its record set last month.

Several tests for the market lie ahead this week. One of the biggest will arrive Tuesday when the U.S. government will deliver data on inflation at the wholesale level in September.

Economists expect it to show a 2.6% rise in prices from a year earlier, the same as in August. A higher-than-expected reading could deter the Fed from cutting its main interest rate in December for a third time this year, because lower rates can worsen inflation. Some Fed officials have already argued against a December cut in part because inflation         data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-inflation-trump-prices-economy-wall-street-fed-consumers-280a2fd30de3bb44bd87cd0248082322">has stubbornly remained above their 2% target.

Traders are nevertheless betting on a nearly 85% probability that the Fed will cut rates next month, up from 71% on Friday and from less than a coin flip’s chance seen a week ago, according to data from CME Group.

   
       
   

In other dealings early Tuesday, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost 47 cents to $58.37 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, shed 49 cents to $62.23 per barrel.

The dollar fell to 156.30 Japanese yen from 156.91 yen. The euro rose to $1.1534 from $1.1521.

Bitcoin rose 1.6% to $86,836. It was near $125,000 last month.

                                   
                               
                           

                           
                   
                   
                   

                   
                   
   
       
           
               
   
       
           
               
                   
     
   

   
   
       

   

   
       

   
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                ELAINE KURTENBACH
           
       

       
           
                Based in Bangkok, Kurtenbach is the AP’s business editor for Asia, helping to improve and expand our coverage of regional economies, climate change and the transition toward carbon-free energy. She has been covering economic, social, environmental and political trends in China, Japan and Southeast Asia throughout her career.
           
       
       
       
           
               
                   
                       
   
   
       
           
       
   
   
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