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Over 90% of market participants expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady at this week's policy meeting, a survey by money market brokerage Ueda Yagi Tanshi showed on Tuesday. The survey was conducted on Dec. 12-16 targeting 150 banks, securities firms, insurers and other financial institutions, ahead of the central bank's two-day meeting ending on Thursday. Of the total, 91% said they expect the central bank to keep short-term interest rates unchanged at 0.25% this week.

Bank of America's John Murphy stops by to discuss why it's good to be GM right now and for the foreseeable future. GM has secured the Yahoo Finance Surprise of the Year award.

After Wednesday's rate decision, investors will watch the Friday morning release of November PCE data, which will help inform future Fed policy.

The Fed meeting may be the last obstacle for the market to clear before the Santa Claus rally kicks off.

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While some analysts see a pause in the Fed's rate cutting cycle, Apollo's chief economist thinks the Fed could shock markets with a rate hike next year.

Shares of chip makers tied to the AI trade will continue to surge in the first half of 2025 before investor interest shifts, BofA said.