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A squeeze narrative in which shorts were largely cleared helped the S&P 500 gain 2% for the week, yet Friday ended with a 0.9% Nasdaq decline, a 0.4% S&P loss to 7,560.87, a 3.4% Philadelphia Semiconductor Index drop and the Dow higher. October PPI rose 6.5% y/y, the fastest pace since November 2022, and although slightly below expectations it reinforced expectations of a December hike; the 10-year Treasury yield held above 5.1% and the dollar strengthened. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said inflation, still well above target despite solid activity and labor conditions, will guide whether policy needs further adjustment; Fed Governor Waller warned that a 50 bp move may be needed next month, while Philadelphia Fed President Paulson favored gradual increases. Yet Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan proposed separately accounting for securities bought for market-function purposes and selling them promptly so liquidity support is not mistaken for QE. Next week, the focus shifts to the FOMC minutes and economic data, while the Fed's 2027 calendar leaves the October meeting without a rates vote.
China’s trade data supplied the clearest macro signal: October exports rose 35.2% y/y in dollar terms, first-ten-month goods trade reached RMB44.81 trillion, up 20% y/y, and first-ten-month imports increased 23.6%. Yet the early-November price tape was softer, with 32 of 50 monitored production materials declining, including hog prices -6.5%. Policy split between market resilience and technology financing: CSRC Chair Wu Qing called for a long-term stabilization mechanism, a direct-financing system adapted to innovation cycles, and better fit between listing rules and large or new technology issuers. The first China-U.S. trade council meeting under the bilateral economic-and-trade consultation mechanism was held by video, while Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation preparations and a China-Thailand business dialogue added international context. Whether export momentum can persist without the early-November price softness, and whether new market and listing rules can absorb external risk, are the open questions.
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said last week’s 25bp increase to 4% was a “significant step” but that policy had “further to go,” with 2027 likely to bring evidence prompting more rate rises in addition to the planned Dec. 17 hike. He also argued that the Bank should have raised rates before this month. Yet he stopped short of endorsing the full amount of market pricing that could take the 2027 rate near 5%, saying the risks justified some of the priced tightening but not necessarily all of it. The inflation mechanism he highlighted was second-round transmission from high energy costs into wages and broader business pricing, against the Bank’s 2% target. The Dec. 17 meeting is the next decision point, while 2027 inflation evidence determines whether additional hikes follow.
The IRGC said at least four tankers struck mines and caught fire within hours in the Strait of Hormuz, including a supertanker in a restricted area east of the strait. Other headlines put the reported count at one, two or three tankers, and the broader four-vessel total is not reconciled across the packet. The disruption is already broad: the UN says 25 seafarers have been killed in or around Hormuz since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, UKMTO records seven tanker attacks in a week, and shipping traffic remains 65% below pre-war levels. Yet the oil-supply picture is less one-way: Bloomberg says crude is flowing abundantly despite tanker attacks, while MarketWatch says an expected supply surplus need not produce cheaper diesel. China warned at the UN that U.S.-Iran talks are deadlocked, Yemen is deteriorating and renewed-war rhetoric is concerning, while IRGC commander Vahidi said the force is at its highest readiness and threatens geographically unrestricted retaliation if attacked. The near-term test is whether further mine strikes deepen a traffic contraction already reported at 65% below pre-war levels.
Jensen Huang’s resignation from all internal Nvidia roles triggered a leadership-and-financing shock: Nvidia fell more than 13% intraday and about 4% at the close, 14 sell-side firms cut ratings or targets, and CoreWeave dropped 11% while pitching a $4B+ investment-grade loan reportedly backed by Nvidia, with CFO Colette Kress becoming interim CEO while retaining the CFO role. The key issue is whether Nvidia can keep funding AI buyers, landlords and neoclouds through a structure the lead report sizes above $500B. Those numerical claims are thinly sourced to one report, while separate headlines frame the episode as Nvidia turmoil and fallout. Yet the packet does not establish a synchronized capex slowdown: Citi Investment Banking China head Yuan Zhengyi says major technology companies have not cut capital spending and supply remains the bottleneck, while Anthropic narrowed its IPO range to $70-$78 per share, implying $1.26T-$1.404T, and CEO Dario Amodei is emphasizing delivery over valuation. Next tests are Nvidia earnings next Tuesday, Anthropic’s planned trading debut next Thursday and whether Huang reduces his roughly $135B stake.
Goldman’s 2027 equity outlook says AI capex is nearing a peak and profit growth is slowing, yet the selloff made large cloud operators “relatively defensive” at 19.7x expected P/E; it still sets an 8,700 S&P 500 target, about 14% above current levels, with Japan and Asia offering the largest upside and Europe about 6%. But the year-end “Christmas rally” is becoming a crowded consensus as Goldman, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan all signal a rebound, while Morgan Stanley reports the AI sector’s largest concentrated unwind and deleveraging in more than 15 years. In China, private-fund confidence improved in November: 56.81% were optimistic, 28.40% planned to add positions and 66.54% favored holding. Cross-asset signals point to oil-price declines as supply recovers and a dollar valuation advantage that may not be sustainable, while more defensive European equities may keep outperforming U.S. technology; the oil and dollar items are headline-only. The counterweight is leverage: listed brokers’ asset-liability ratios reached 81.63% in 2026 Q3, making market, credit and liquidity risks easier to amplify. Next, test whether earnings can absorb slower AI spending, whether crowded year-end positioning can survive January inflation risk, and whether broker leverage remains contained
December-delivered New York gold futures settled at $3,886.30/oz, up 0.03% on the day but down more than 4.6% over the week, after a slide from $4,157.70 on November 9 to $3,856.70 before a recovery. Persistent inflation concerns, elevated Treasury yields and expectations for more Federal Reserve tightening pressured dollar-denominated metals; Kitco also recorded spot silver falling sharply in late U.S. trading Friday. Yet the flow picture is not uniformly bearish: the SPDR Gold Trust added 3.705 tonnes to holdings of 1,044.408 tonnes, and a headline-only institutional view says a gold rebound may not require rate cuts and sees no deeper drawdown. Wall Street sentiment turned sharply bearish after gold dropped below $3,900/oz, while Main Street bears became the majority. Metals Focus remains positive on silver's long-term outlook despite weak industrial demand and a market moving closer to balance. The next read comes from the $3,800 test, ETF demand and any shift in Treasury yields or Fed-tightening expectations.
LME three-month copper fell $189, or 1.39%, to $13,399.0/t at the Nov. 13 London close and lost 2.8% for a fifth straight week, the steepest weekly drop since the week of March 20, as Goldman Sachs linked the selloff to AI-related equity selling and position adjustment after Democrats won the U.S. midterms. Yet Goldman described the correction as a positioning move rather than weakening copper fundamentals: SHFE copper inventory fell 18.3% to 27,642 t, its lowest since December 2023, while the Yangshan premium touched a record $285/t. SMM's overnight board showed LME copper down 1.74%, LME nickel down 1.98% and COMEX silver down 2.83%, even as LME lead, LME tin and SHFE lead rose. Sherritt International missed a secured-note interest payment as its liquidity crisis deepened. Next, the test is whether tight Chinese supply can withstand AI-driven de-risking and whether the expected Manila talks can address critical-mineral supply and shipping security.