Market news for December 23, 2025: Asian markets rally again as rate cut hopes bring Christmas cheer; Gold sets 50th daily record this year on rate-cut bets and geopolitical risk; Yen rebounds against G-10 peers as government prepared to intervene; Indonesia to sign final US trade deal in January, tariffs fixed at 19%.

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