<div id="readability-page-1"><p><img width="1536" height="1024" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://invezz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bitcoin-1.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://invezz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bitcoin-1.png"/></p><p>Global markets closed the week with a mix of policy shocks, earnings fallout, and renewed risk appetite.</p><p>Japan’s central bank delivered its boldest rate hike in decades, signaling a historic shift away from ultra-easy money.</p><p>US stocks steadied as tech rebounded despite Nike’s sharp tumble, while regulators cleared a surprise Nvidia-Intel deal.</p><p>In crypto, Bitcoin ETFs drew heavy inflows as institutional investors doubled down ahead of heightened volatility.</p><h2>BOJ lifts rates to 30-year high</h2><p>Japan’s central bank hiked its key interest rate to 0.75% Friday, the highest in 30 years, signaling the end of decades-long ultra-easy policy as inflation sticks above the 2% target.</p><p>The unanimous 25 basis-point increase from 0.5% came after solid wage growth and steady core inflation, with Governor Kazuo Ueda stressing that accommodative conditions will persist, but more hikes loom if the economy tracks forecasts.</p><p>Bond yields spiked immediately, pushing 10-year JGBs past 2% while the yen weakened to 155.92 versus the dollar; Nikkei jumped 1.28%.</p><p>Under new PM Sanae Takaichi, the BOJ eyes 1% by mid-2026 amid US tariff risks, marking Japan’s bold normalization push.</p><h2>Tech rebound stock markets, Nike sinks</h2><p>Wall Street nudged higher Friday as tech stocks kept rebounding from this week’s nasty selloff, but Nike cratered over 10% after another earnings flop hammered by China’s endless slump.</p><p>Greater China sales tanked 17%, the sixth quarter in a row, while gross margins shrank again amid inventory fire sales and a whopping $1.5 billion tariff hit from Trump’s policies.</p><p>S&amp;P and Nasdaq gained 0.3% and 0.4%, Dow dipped slightly on Nike’s drag, with Nvidia and pals lifting sentiment despite tariff jitters.</p><p>Investors shrugged off Fed worries, eyeing a year-end rally amid choppy trading.</p><h2>FTC clears Nvidia’s Intel investment</h2><p>US antitrust regulators greenlit Nvidia’s $5 billion investment in struggling Intel on Friday, a surprise lifeline amid Intel’s manufacturing woes and market share bleed.</p><p>The FTC notice confirms clearance without drama, following Nvidia’s September announcement to bolster US chipmaking against TSMC and AMD threats.</p><p>No merger, just cash infusion for AI infrastructure and personal computing tie-ups using Nvidia’s NVLink tech.</p><p>Shares popped: Nvidia up 3% on China export hopes, Intel steady despite tariff clouds. Trump’s team eyes domestic semis dominance, but rivals worry Nvidia gains unfair Intel insights.</p><h2>Bitcoin ETFs see inflow surge</h2><p>US spot Bitcoin ETFs sucked in $457 million Thursday, the biggest daily haul in over a month, led by Fidelity’s FBTC with $391 million and BlackRock’s IBIT at $111 million, pushing total assets past $112 billion.</p><p>This “flight to quality” bucks recent outflows, as Ether ETFs bled $22 million for a fifth straight day amid altcoin jitters.</p><p>Traders pile in ahead of a massive options expiry, with record open interest pinning BTC around key strikes and volatility primed to spike.</p><p>Bitcoin dominance hit 60%, signaling institutional bets on king crypto despite macro noise. Cumulative inflows now top $57 billion.</p><p>The post Evening digest: Bitcoin ETF inflows surge, BOJ hikes rates, FTC Clears Nvidia-Intel deal appeared first on Invezz</p></div>

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<p>Global markets saw significant developments: Japan's central bank raised interest rates to a 30-year high, signaling a shift from ultra-easy monetary policy. The FTC approved Nvidia's $5 billion investment in Intel, boosting US chipmaking. Bitcoin ETFs experienced a surge in inflows, indicating strong institutional interest. Meanwhile, US tech stocks rebounded, though Nike's sales in China continued to decline. These events reflect a mix of policy changes, corporate strategies, and investment trends.</p>

- Global markets showed mixed results, with Japan's central bank implementing its largest rate hike in 30 years, increasing rates to 0.75% amid persistent inflation.  
- The US stock market experienced a tech rebound, although Nike's shares plummeted due to declining sales in Greater China, while the FTC approved Nvidia's $5 billion investment in Intel.  
- In cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ETFs attracted significant inflows, totaling $457 million, indicating strong institutional interest despite broader market volatility.