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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon said businesses are "encouraged by expectations for a more pro-growth agenda" heading into 2025.

(Bloomberg) -- Europe’s beaten-down luxury stocks have turned a corner the past two months, increasing the stakes for the earnings the companies are about to announce.Most Read from BloombergThese Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain WhyAs E-Bikes Boom in NYC, Some Call for More RegulationsA Blueprint for Better Bike LanesChicago Officials Pitch $1.5 Billion Plan to Fix Transit WoesSpeculation that China’s economic stimulus will lead to higher spending, and that Donald Trump will man

The stock markets have seen a strong bull run in the past two years, but this year may test investor confidence amid shifting interest rate expectations and lofty earnings forecasts. To start with, the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that the U.S. economy added 256,000 new positions in December, far more than the 150,000 that had been expected. The solid jobs numbers have pushed back expectations for additional interest rate cuts into the second half of this year. On top of that, the Q4 earnin

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Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday could herald a more volatile period for markets, with the Republican seen moving quickly on a wide swath of issues including trade and immigration that are expected to swing asset prices. Trump's tariff plans could further fan inflation fears that pressures bond and stock prices, while efforts to tighten immigration controls could also reverberate through those markets. "The markets will be very sensitive to this speech," said Jeff Muhlenkamp, a portfolio manager at investment management firm Muhlenkamp & Co. "Everyone right now is trying to parse every word and nuance that comes from Trump or his biggest allies.”

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Stocks face a key early test with today's December inflation report and a quartet of big bank earnings.

One of the top barriers to employment includes a lack of hard skills, soft skills and communication skills, job seekers say.

Inflation in the U.K. unexpectedly fell in December, a move that has bolstered expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates again next month and relieved some pressure on the U.K. government following the recent turbulence in financial markets. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, was 2.5% in the year to December, largely as a result of easing price pressures in the services sector, which accounts for around 80% of the U.K. economy. In the wake of the inflation numbers, markets have moved to price in a growing likelihood of a cut then, to the likely relief of Treasury chief Rachel Reeves, who has faced a stream of negative headlines in recent days over her handling of the economy since Labour returned to power last July for the first time in 14 years.