US Rate-Cut Hopes Boost Markets; Hassett as Fed Front-runner 📈

US equity futures rise as expectations for interest-rate cuts increase ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. NEC Director Kevin Hassett becomes the top pick for Fed Chair as the search enters its final weeks. UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the budget today. Jordan Rochester of Mizuho Bank expects a Fed cut in December.

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00:00:00 - Bloomberg Brief 11/26/2025
00:01:50 - First Look Movers
00:03:25 - Stocks Extend Rally with Rate-Cut Optimism
00:07:13 - UK Chancellor Reeves To Deliver Autumn Budget Today
00:11:13 - Russia Confirms Witcoff’s Visit for Next Week
00:13:58 - Trending on the Terminal
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00:18:57 - Front Page News
00:23:07 - First Look Movers
00:24:24 - Deluge of Economic Data Today
00:25:21 - Hassett Becomes Fed Chair Frontrunner
00:27:35 - Mizuho Bank’s Rochester: Expect Fed December Rate Cut
00:34:15 - Trending on the Terminal
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00:39:59 - Americans Brace for Thanksgiving Travel Rush
00:42:28 - What To Watch
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