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Futures edge lower after Trump halts renewed U.S.-Iran talks, keeping Hormuz closed and oil prices supported; a packed earnings week begins with Verizon, with Alphabet and Microsoft on deck, while investors weigh AI spending plans, airline relief talks, and the Bank of Japan’s likely hold on rates amid energy-market pressures.
Asian markets opened cautiously in holiday-thinned trading as oil rose on expectations of renewed U.S.-Iran talks, while Japan posted weaker-than-forecast Q4 GDP and signals for continued stimulus with BoJ policy unlikely to tighten soon; yields and the yen moved modestly as markets awaited geopolitical developments, and gold fell as the dollar steadied.
US stocks declined in December amid a crypto sell-off and signals from the Bank of Japan about potential policy tightening, but overall bullish sentiment persists with expectations of a strong year-end rally and positive seasonal patterns, despite upcoming economic data and corporate news affecting specific sectors.