Day: April 14, 2026

China exports miss estimates in March, imports post best growth in more than four years
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China exports miss estimates in March, imports post best growth in more than four years

A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers sails towards the open sea in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong, China, on April 13, 2026. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s export growth slowed in March as manufacturers grappled with surging commodity and energy costs due to the Middle East conflict disrupting supplies, while imports logged […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Markets bet on a U.S.-Iran deal amid Hormuz blockade
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets bet on a U.S.-Iran deal amid Hormuz blockade

Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The dominant story is still the Strait of Hormuz, and it’s getting more complicated by the hour. Oil has dropped below $100 per barrel on signs that diplomatic efforts for resolving the Mideast conflict are ongoing, even […]

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Oil falls as Vance comments raise hopes for a diplomatic resolution to Mideast conflict
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Oil falls as Vance comments raise hopes for a diplomatic resolution to Mideast conflict

An aerial view shows the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California, on April 8, 2026 as seen from above Manhattan Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices fell Tuesday as traders weighed a U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping and signs that Washington and Tehran could still […]

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Asia markets open higher amid hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal; China trade data in focus
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Asia markets open higher amid hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal; China trade data in focus

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on July 28, 2025. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, amid hopes that a deal between Washington and Tehran was still possible even as the U.S. blockades Iranian shipments in […]

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