Ted Kemp, Taking care of Editor of CNBC Worldwide Electronic, clarifies how China has reached a tipping place and why the breadth of protests is unsafe to the routine.
Protests in China are prevalent, and that’s what will make them so really serious for Beijing, states Ted Kemp, controlling editor of CNBC Global Digital
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CNBC Daily Open: Lower U.S. interest rates? The could-have-beens hurt the most
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks on, on the day he testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open mostly lower as investors assess Fed’s latest comments
Sunset scene of light trails traffic speeds through an intersection in Gangnam center business district of Seoul at Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly lower on Wednesday as investors digest the latest comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Powell said Tuesday that the central […]
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Hedge funds eye betting against the Swiss Franc over carry trade rebound
Hedge funds are starting to bet against the Swiss franc and are using the currency to finance purchases of the higher-yielding British pound in a trade driven by diverging central bank policies. The move is a classic “carry trade,” a strategy where investors borrow in a currency with low interest rates to buy a currency […]
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