The year-end spectacle of the Federal Reserve is here: will the first phase of the interest rate cut cycle come to an end tonight?

It is widely expected in the industry that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by another 25 basis points in this week's meeting, and there is almost no suspense left.

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Annual Review | 1 trillion USD! The total share buyback in the US stock market for 2024 is expected to reach a record high, with Apple firmly in the top position, and Meta and NVIDIA seeing a surge in buyback volume this year.

This year, the U.S. stock market has surged, with many companies' stock prices rising continuously, yet this has not deterred their pace of stock buybacks. According to EPFR data, by the end of the third quarter, the total amount of stock buybacks by All Market companies in the U.S. has exceeded 1 trillion dollars, likely breaking the historical record set in 2022.

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The Fed Is About to Deliver the Last Rate Cut for a While | CNN Business

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Stock Market Today: World Stocks Are Mixed Ahead of the Federal Reserve's Decision on Rates

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Daily Options Tracking | Tesla's implied volatility levels continue to rise to a high of 90%! A large player bets nearly $0.7 billion on a bearish L; Are MEME stocks making a comeback? GameStop's Call ratio rises to 88%.

Apple rose 0.97% on the previous trading day, with the stock price reaching a new historical high; the Options Chain Volume was 0.856 million contracts, with the proportion of Put options increasing significantly to 48%; on the Options Chain, there is a standoff between long and short positions, with the top two contracts in terms of Volume being the call option with a strike price of $255 expiring this Friday and the put option with a strike price of $250 also expiring this Friday, with volumes of 0.094 million and 52,000 contracts respectively.

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Santa Claus Rally Is Facing Some 'Indigestion,' Says UBS Expert: 'The Market Is Basically Taking A Little Bit Of A Probably Well-Needed Pause'

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