🌅 Morning Update (08.12.2025) Asian markets opened without clear direction — 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇦🇺 equities and forex trade in narrow ranges after a calm weekend. 💱 The U.S. dollar and yen edge down ~0.10%, while the euro and Aussie dollar firm slightly. EUR/USD ticks up around 0.12%. 📆 Traders are focused on Wednesday’s Fed meeting — markets price an 87% chance of another 25 bp cut. 🥇 Gold inches higher by 0.33% to 4,216 USD/oz, while 🛢 WTI rises 0.18% to 60.20 USD/barrel. 🇯🇵 Japan’s Q3 GDP was revised weaker at –2.3% annualised, signalling sluggish momentum despite modest gains in household spending. 🇨🇳 China posted a sizeable 111.7B USD November trade surplus — exports grew 5.9% and rare-earth shipments surged, highlighting Beijing’s export strength despite tariffs. 💼 WSJ says IBM is nearing an acquisition of Confluent worth roughly 11B USD, a 37% premium — CFLT jumped ~20% after hours but remains below IPO levels. 🇫🇷 Macron warned Beijing about possible EU tariff measures, though unity among EU members remains uncertain. 🇺🇸 Trump said ties with PM Carney are “very good” and trade frictions will be resolved, while stressing that Canada produces goods already made in the U.S. 📌 Stay tuned for the Fed decision this week and trade informed with NordFX 🚀