Economic events
Emerging markets had a bumper year — here’s what could be in store in 2026
Emerging markets are poised to end 2025 on a high, as a flurry of positive momentum propelled their stock indexes to record highs that many expect will be extended even further in the new year. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index — comprised of large- and mid-cap stocks listed across emerging markets countries — has surged […]
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Tanger CEO says retailers are ‘discounting to meet the consumer’ this holiday season
U.S. shoppers are willing to spend this holiday season — despite falling consumer confidence and anxiety over prices — but only if the deals are there, Tanger CEO Stephen Yalof told CNBC on Tuesday. “Retailers are discounting to meet the consumer, and the consumer is responding by shopping,” Yalof said on CNBC’s “Money Movers.” Yalof said […]
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Here’s how AI could influence the Fed’s economic outlook
Key Points Members of the Federal Open Market Committee are factoring rising labor productivity in their economic forecasts. In a long-run “unbounded growth” scenario where AI is fully developed, up to 23% of workers may lose employment and labor productivity increases by as much as three to four times, according to a May 2025 research […]
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U.S. Treasury yields edge higher as investors prepare for holiday-shortened week
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on November 19, 2025 in New York City. Stocks opened up mixed amid the release of the Nvidia earnings report along with other third quarter numbers. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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Puma shares fall 2% after Nike earnings rattle markets; European stocks mixed
European shares opened mixed on Friday, as investors digested a swathe of interest rate decisions and looked ahead to crunch budget talks in France. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was little changed by 8:25 a.m. in London, with most major regional bourses trading flat. Looking at individual stocks, sportswear giants Puma and Adidas were 1.9% and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors might not want to take U.S. inflation numbers in November at face value
A food shopper browses for groceries ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday at an Albertsons supermarket in Redmond, Washington, U.S., November 24, 2025. David Ryder | Reuters The U.S. inflation numbers in November looked supremely encouraging, with the annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points less than expected. But don’t get too happy about […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Why the India-U.S. trade deal remains elusive
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 India-U.S. relationship looked set to reach new heights at the start of 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the earliest foreign leaders to meet the newly elected […]
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Three holds and a cut? Europe’s central banks are about to make their final calls of 2025
A projected illumination marking the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, on the Grossmarkthalle building at the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 9, 2025. Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Investors are gearing up for the last interest-rate decisions of 2025, with four of Europe’s central banks announcing their monetary policies and […]
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UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% in November, fueling likelihood of Christmas rate cut
Shoppers walk past shops on Regent Street on the final weekday before Christmas in London on December 22, 2023. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images The U.K.’s inflation rate cooled sharply to 3.2% in November, boosting the chances of the Bank of England cutting interest rates at its final meeting of the year on […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Beauty is in the eye of the U.S. jobs report beholder
Business representatives staff a table at a career fair in Harlem hosted by Assemblymember Jordan Wright on Dec. 10, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. November jobs report has something for everybody. Those convinced of weakness will highlight the higher-than-expected unemployment rate as well as the number of jobs […]
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