Tuesday, 9 December 2025: Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Thursday morning AEST leads to a soft opening

• US equity markets opened the week on a softer footing ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Thursday morning AEST (11 December)   - Dow fell -216-points or -0.45%, with Nike Inc (down -3.52%) and Procter & Gamble Co (-3.56%) both falling ~3.5%.  Boeing Co (up +2.17%) and Walt Disney Co (+2.21%) both climbed ~2.2%.
• The Dow Jones Transportation Average (down -0.26%), an index that tracks the stocks of companies that move goods and people around the country, snapped a ten session winning streak.