<description>&lt;b&gt;US equity markets rallied &lt;/b&gt;late in the session as investors digested the &lt;b&gt;latest monetary policy pronouncements&lt;/b&gt; from the &lt;b&gt;Federal Reserve&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt; - Dow rallied +497-points &lt;/b&gt;or &lt;b&gt;+1.05%&lt;/b&gt;, with 26 of the 30 index components advancing. &lt;b&gt;JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co&lt;/b&gt; rebounded +3.19% after dropping -4.66% in the previous session after &lt;b&gt;Marianne Lake&lt;/b&gt;, the investment bank’s &lt;b&gt;Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Consumer &amp;amp; Community Banking&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;disclosed higher-than-expected expense projections of US$105B for next year&lt;/b&gt; (versus current consensus forecasts of US$101B) at the &lt;b&gt;Goldman Sachs Group Inc&lt;/b&gt; (up +1.44%) &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;U.S. Financial Services Conference &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;and said&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;that she &lt;b&gt;"would characterize the environment as being a little bit more fragile&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;b&gt;" American Express Co (+3.2%)&lt;/b&gt;,&lt;b&gt; Caterpillar Inc (+3.53%) &lt;/b&gt;and&lt;b&gt; Nike Inc (+3.88%) also all rose over &amp;gt;3%&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;</description>

US equity markets rallied late in the session as investors digested the latest monetary policy pronouncements from the Federal Reserve  - Dow rallied +497-points or +1.05%, with 26 of the 30 index components advancing. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co...

US equity markets rallied late in the session as investors digested the latest monetary policy pronouncements from the Federal Reserve  - Dow rallied +497-points or +1.05%, with 26 of the 30 index components advancing. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co rebounded +3.19% after dropping -4.66% in the previous session after Marianne Lake, the investment bank’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Consumer &amp; Community Banking, disclosed higher-than-expected expense projections of US$105B for next year (versus current consensus forecasts of US$101B) at the Goldman Sachs Group Inc (up +1.44%) U.S. Financial Services Conference and said that she "would characterize the environment as being a little bit more fragile." American Express Co (+3.2%), Caterpillar Inc (+3.53%) and Nike Inc (+3.88%) also all rose over &gt;3%.

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Thursday, 11 December 2025: Wall Street’s Late Surge: Fed Signals and Big Bank Moves

Thursday, 11 December 2025: Wall Street’s Late Surge: Fed Signals and Big Bank Moves

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