Capital.com Research Team

Something very strange is happening in the US housing market right now. For the first time in over five decades, two key indicators that have historically moved with each other are now moving in opposite directions.

Take a look at this chart. It shows that searches for the term AI bubble on Google have been surging recently.

Take a look at this chart. It tracks something called the global bond liquidity, which is a measure of how easily government bonds can be bought or sold without triggering a big price movement.

Gold prices have surged since mid August of this year, continuing an historic rally that began towards the end of 2023. Since then, gold prices have more than doubled.

The S&P 500 finished on 10 December higher by approximately 70 basis points.

The S&P 500 closed the day down by just nine basis points.

The highlight of the week of 8 December will be Wednesday, 10 December, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, when the Fed releases its highly anticipated decision on interest rates.

The S&P 500 rose by about 11 basis points on Thursday, 4 December.

The S&P 500 increased by about 25 basis points on 2 December.

Gold and silver prices have surged in 2025, but several divergences have emerged more recently, with notable non-confirmations between gold and silver, as well as across other precious metals such as platinum and palladium, and industrial metals like copper.