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Weak dollar winners: These stocks could get a boost if Trump keeps talking the greenback lower
President Donald Trump helped push the U.S. dollar lower on Tuesday after saying he didn’t mind a weaker greenback — a shift that could benefit certain stocks with big foreign sales. U.S. companies with large overseas businesses often get a boost when the dollar weakens. Not only are their businesses more hedged against a waning […]
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The dollar could have further to fall as its decline creates a ‘double-edged sword’ for America
Skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images The dollar is in a bear market, market watchers said on Wednesday, as one warned the weaker greenback is a “double-edged sword” for the U.S. economy. Tuesday saw the dollar suffer its worst one-day slide since April — when Trump’s so-called “liberation day” announcements sparked what became known […]
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What investors piling into gold and silver can learn from King Henry VIII
While the “debasement trade” is in vogue again, Deutsche Bank thinks there are takeaways for investors dating back at least more than five centuries. Precious metals are off to a hot start for the year after a surge in 2025, with gold crossing the $5,000 mark on Monday and silver up more than 50% in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: India forges a trade deal with the EU — as Trump doubles down on tariff playbook
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) poses for a photograph with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Council President Antonio Costa in New Delhi, India, on January 27, 2026. Sajjad Hussain | Afp | Getty Images When the most populous nation on Earth forges a trade deal with a bloc that […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump turns tariff pressure back on South Korea — but markets are focused on Big Tech earnings
A view from an observatory in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Jean Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has been using tariffs in creative ways: to stop drug trafficking (ostensibly), to preserve national security aims (purportedly) and, now, to hasten the legislative process in another country. Trump on […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India, EU eye ‘mother of all deals’ amid U.S. tensions. But New Delhi needs a pact with Washington
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story While temperatures are below freezing point at Davos, geopolitical tensions have been on the boil as U.S. President Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland has thrown transatlantic relations in […]
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‘This is sell America’ — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange next to a U.S. flag after Republican Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, in New York, Nov. 6, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The “sell America” trade is in full swing Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland. U.S. […]
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U.S. 30-year Treasury yield jumps 9 basis points as trade war fears reignite
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Tuesday as investors weighed renewed tariff threats from Washington that revived fears of a trade war with Europe and spurred a flight from U.S. assets. Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury were last seen trading 6 basis points […]
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‘Markets are callous’: Why stocks aren’t fazed by Iran, Greenland or Venezuela
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 12, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The first two weeks of 2026 have seen U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration capture Venezuela’s president, threaten to respond to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests, and talk up the possibility of using force […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: AI is taking over core operations of Indian IT companies
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. Millions of techies and engineers who have built India’s multi-billion-dollar IT services industry have a new teammate: artificial intelligence. And embracing this partnership is no longer optional — resistance could mean […]
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