Saturday, November 15, 2025 -Global equity markets came under heavy pressure on Friday after several Fed officials struck a more hawkish tone, sharply reducing investor confidence in a U.S. interest rate cut in December.
The repricing is stark: the market now sees only about a 50–51% chance of a rate cut — down from over 60% earlier this week.
Wall Street bore the brunt of the slide, as technology and AI-related stocks led the downturn. Giants like Nvidia, Oracle, and Palantir all posted steep losses as traders reassess lofty valuations in a 'higher-for-longer' rate environment.
Meanwhile, Treasury yields rose, and investors rotated into safer assets amid mounting uncertainty over U.S. economic data.
Across Asia, markets followed suit. Japan’s Nikkei dropped around 1.8%, South Korea’s KOSPI plunged more than 2%, and Australia’s resources-heavy stocks slid, all reacting to the fading likelihood of a Fed easing move.
The broader mood: fear that without a rate cut, growth could slow, and overvalued tech could be especially vulnerable.
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