🌅 Morning Update (05.12.2025) Asian markets opened on a steady, upbeat note. 🇨🇳 China’s indices add around 0.80–1.10%, 🇸🇬 SG20cash slips 0.08%, 🇦🇺 AU200.cash edges +0.10%, while 🇯🇵 JP225 softens 0.25%. 📌 Traders await the delayed U.S. PCE data for September, a key gauge for inflation expectations. 🇯🇵 Japan’s household spending plunged –3.0% y/y and –3.5% m/m in October, well below forecasts, signalling weak demand and complicating the BOJ policy debate for December. 🏦 Yet despite softer consumption, the BOJ is preparing for a 25 bp hike, aiming for 0.75% next month with scope for gradual tightening later. 🤖 The WSJ reports Masayoshi Son is exploring a multibillion-dollar AI industrial-parks project on U.S. federal land under the new U.S.–Japan trade framework. 🥇 Gold holds above 4,200 USD per ounce, gaining 0.42%, while 🛢️ oil slips 0.27% to 59.50 USD. 🎥 Reports say Netflix is in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, negotiating around 28 USD per share. 🇮🇳 India’s RBI cut rates by 25 bp to 5.25%, citing resilient growth and easing inflation. Governor Malhotra called it a “rare golden period.” 💥 In Shanghai, Moore Threads skyrocketed 400% on debut after a 1.1 billion USD IPO, underscoring China’s push to build its own GPU powerhouse amid U.S. export restrictions. 📌 Trade informed. Stay ahead with NordFX.