Schnabel 'Comfortable' with ECB rate Hike Bets, Traders Await Fed Decision | The Opening Trade 12/8

Posted on 12/08/2025
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European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said she’d be willing to take over as president when Christine Lagarde’s term ends in less than two years. Europe led declines in global bonds and German benchmark borrowing costs rose to the highest since March after Schnabel became the first senior official to suggest with any certainty that European rates have reached a floor.

The Federal Reserve is expected to deliver a third consecutive interest-rate cut this week, but Chair Jerome Powell’s challenge in getting his colleagues to support that move portends the difficult tests that lay ahead for his successor. US futures drifted after recent economic readings and comments from officials suggested Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate decision is unlikely to be unanimous. At least three Fed policymakers are expected to dissent at the last Fed gathering of the year.

The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards and Guy Johnson.



Chapters:

00:00:00 - The Opening Trade

00:01:12 - Market Check

00:03:02 - Fed Rate Cut Bets

00:06:05 - ECB's Schnabel on ECB Rate Hikes

00:08:26 - China Trade Surplus

00:10:32 - Japan, China Spat Deepens

00:12:11 - Netflix Warner Bros Deal

00:14:32 - S&P 500 Record

00:19:13 - Euro-USD

00:31:10 - BOJ Expected to Hike Rates

00:39:38 - Governments Can't Increase Spending: Ray Dalio

00:41:43 - Fed Meeting 'for traders'

00:47:49 - Stocks to Watch: Magnum Ice Cream, L'Oreal, Pharma

01:03:46 - Magnum Ice Cream Triples Listing

01:07:04 - Trump on Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal

01:14:47 - Trump Voices Disappointment in Zelenskiy

01:27:54 - Oil Price

01:29:47 - Fed Expect to Cut 25 BPS

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