<description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;US equity markets &lt;/b&gt;opened the week on a &lt;b&gt;softer&lt;/b&gt; footing ahead of the &lt;b&gt;Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision&lt;/b&gt; on &lt;b&gt;Thursday morning AEST (11 December) &lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt; - Dow fell -216-points &lt;/b&gt;or &lt;b&gt;-0.45%&lt;/b&gt;, with &lt;b&gt;Nike Inc&lt;/b&gt; (down -3.52%) and &lt;b&gt;Procter &amp;amp; Gamble Co&lt;/b&gt; (-3.56%) both falling ~3.5%.  &lt;b&gt;Boeing Co&lt;/b&gt; (up +2.17%) and &lt;b&gt;Walt Disney Co&lt;/b&gt; (+2.21%) both climbed ~2.2%.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Dow Jones Transportation Average&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;(down -0.26%)&lt;/b&gt;, an index that tracks the stocks of companies that move goods and people around the country, &lt;b&gt;snapped a ten session winning streak&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

- US equity markets opened the week on a softer footing ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Thursday morning AEST (11 December)   - Dow fell -216-points or -0.45%, with Nike Inc (down -3.52%) and Procter &amp; Gamble Co...

<ul><li>US equity markets opened the week on a softer footing ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Thursday morning AEST (11 December)   - Dow fell -216-points or -0.45%, with Nike Inc (down -3.52%) and Procter &amp; Gamble Co (-3.56%) both falling ~3.5%.  Boeing Co (up +2.17%) and Walt Disney Co (+2.21%) both climbed ~2.2%.</li><li>The Dow Jones Transportation Average (down -0.26%), an index that tracks the stocks of companies that move goods and people around the country, snapped a ten session winning streak.</li></ul>

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Tuesday, 9 December 2025: Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Thursday morning AEST leads to a soft opening

Tuesday, 9 December 2025: Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Thursday morning AEST leads to a soft opening

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