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Monday, December 8, 2025

What’s new and noteworthy across news, global events, markets, and tech.

🌍 NEWS & GLOBAL

• IndiGo’s chaos shakes Indian aviation India’s dominant budget airline, IndiGo, cancelled around 2,000 flights last week due to a shortage of pilots under new working-hours rules — leaving tens of thousands of travellers stranded and exposing structural risks in a market long dominated by a single player. (Reuters)

• Global push toward Universal Health Coverage makes strides — but gaps remain A new report by World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group shows most countries have improved access to health services between 2000 and 2023, and fewer people now suffer financial hardship from out-of-pocket medical expenses. Still, many regions struggle to close coverage and equity gaps. (World Health Organization)

💹 FINANCE & MARKETS

• Eyes on Federal Reserve as markets bet on a rate cut soon Global markets are showing cautious optimism ahead of the Fed’s upcoming December meeting — futures imply a strong chance of a rate cut, despite internal division among policymakers. That’s fueling modest rallies and risk-on sentiment in equities and commodities alike. (Reuters)

• Crypto rebounds — at least today Bitcoin spiked above US$91,300 on December 8, up ~1.9% over the past 24 hours, pulling broader crypto markets into the green as traders bet on a dovish Fed. Whether this marks the end of a drawn-out bear run or a short-term bounce remains the big question. (mint)

• Gold-vs-jewellery: what’s the smarter way to hold metal? In India, leading brokerage Kotak Institutional Equities argues that financial gold (ETFs, coins, bars) is a far better investment than traditional jewellery — where making charges and gemstone premiums often erode returns. (Moneycontrol)

🧑‍💻 TECHNOLOGY & TECH TRENDS

• Huawei helps South Africa build national all-optical backbone network Huawei has partnered with South Africa’s national broadband company to deploy an 800G all-optical backbone — a major upgrade that aims to close the country’s urban/rural digital divide and support broadband access for millions. (huawei)

• Asia-Pacific investors double down on tech — but expect transparency on AI strategy A new global survey finds 61% of investors believe the technology sector will draw the most investment over the next three years. At the same time, there’s growing demand for clarity on companies’ AI-related plans and long-term risk management. (Yahoo Finance)

• Another reminder of tech’s infrastructure fragility Recent outages hit major web services worldwide — spotlighting how dependent we remain on a small number of providers. Many experts are now calling for more diversified, multi-region cloud and internet infrastructure to safeguard against systemic failures. ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/dec/05/uk-house-prices-affordability-stock-markets-us-inflation-ftse-pound-business-live-news-updates?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Cloudflare admits "we have let the Internet down again" after outage hits major web services - as it happened"))

🔭 WHAT TO WATCH

• The Fed’s rate decision this week — it could set the tone for global markets heading into 2026. (S&P Global)
• Broader global economic data: trade flows, China’s export numbers, corporate earnings — all could shift investor sentiment quickly. (S&P Global)
• Ongoing regulatory expectations around AI and tech infrastructure — both in Asia and globally — that may shape which companies thrive (and which fall behind).