📈 AI Stocks: 2025 Gold Rush

Plus: Trump's Crypto Executive Orders

Good morning & Happy Friday.

It’s been a busy week, from record-breaking highs in the stock market to bold executive orders reshaping the crypto landscape, this week has been packed with action. we’ll share the latest on Trump’s push for lower interest rates, Japan’s rate hike, and the AI-driven stock picks for 2025 that could define the year ahead.

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Markets

📈 Stocks Surge, S&P 500 Hits Record Closing High
Stocks climbed for a fourth straight session Thursday, fueled by investor optimism surrounding the Trump administration's business-friendly policies. The S&P 500 hit a record closing high of 6,118.71, up 0.5%, while the Dow rose 0.9% and the Nasdaq added 0.2%, both nearing their own all-time highs. Markets remain energized by Trump’s pro-business agenda.

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⬇️ Trump demands Fed cut rates
President Trump called for immediate interest rate cuts during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, arguing he knows monetary policy better than the Federal Reserve. Citing falling oil prices, Trump demanded global rate reductions, urging the Fed to act despite its current pause on changes.

🇯🇵 Japan hikes rates to highest since 2008
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.5% on Friday, marking the highest level since 2008 as it works to normalize policy amid sustained inflation and rising wages. In response, the yen gained 0.6% to 155.12 against the dollar, while the Nikkei 225 saw a slight uptick. This move aligns with the Bank's goal of achieving a "virtuous cycle" where wage growth drives inflation.

🪙 Trump executive order delivers on 2 promises he made to crypto world
President Trump signed an executive order yesterday addressing two key cryptocurrency promises from his 2024 campaign.

The order establishes a presidential group to draft clear regulations for digital assets and prohibits the creation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). However, instead of immediately creating a "national bitcoin stockpile," it tasks the group with evaluating a broader digital asset reserve, including crypto seized by law enforcement.

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