Economic events
CNBC Daily Open: Investors suffer from whiplash as AI stocks gyrate
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 20, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stocks delivered one of their sharpest mood swings in months on Thursday. The Nasdaq Composite ended down 2.16% after spending the morning stateside up as much as 2.6%. The wild […]
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Fed likely to not cut rates in December following delayed September data, according to market odds
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Odds of a December rate cut remained low following the release of delayed jobs data. Markets were last pricing […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Micro-dramas make a leap from China to India, fueling a new content race
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 Recent friendly overtures aside, India does not always see eye to eye with China. But when it comes to the battle for eyeballs, the country’s entertainment industry has […]
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UK inflation cools to 3.6% in October, boosting chance of a Christmas rate cut
Regent Street in London celebrates the Christmas season on November 13, 2025 in London, England. Ben Montgomery | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The U.K.’s inflation rate cooled to 3.6% in October, marking one of the last major economic data releases ahead of the government’s Autumn Budget next week. Economists polled by Reuters had […]
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‘We haven’t sold our soul to the devil’: Switzerland’s trade deal with the U.S. divides opinion
A Swiss national flag on a ferry on Lake Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. The Swiss president dashed to the US capital Tuesday in a last-minute attempt to prevent her American counterpart from imposing the highest tariff of any developed nation on Switzerland. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | […]
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All eyes are on Rachel Reeves as critical Autumn Budget looms. Appeasing money markets means making unpopular choices
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage during the Labour Party conference on Sept. 29, 2025, in Liverpool, England. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is walking a tightrope as her critical Autumn Budget looms, as pressure mounts to appease voters, shore up public finances and convince money markets […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess intensifying China-Japan tensions
An electronic quotation board displays the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2025. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed rising friction between Japan and China after Beijing warned its citizens about travel and study plans in Japan. […]
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European tech stocks slide 3% as AI bubble fears mount
A member of staff walks beneath a trading board at the London Stock Exchange on April 25, 2025 in London, England. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images European stocks were sharply lower on Friday as concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble and the global economy shook investor confidence. By 12:20 p.m. in […]
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Scotland to launch ‘kilt’ bonds as it seeks to become an investor friendly destination
Kilts and sporrans of Clan Wallace, part of the Lonach Highlanders, marching on the Road to the Lonach Gathering and Highland Games at Strathdon in Scotland. Gannet77 | Istock | Getty Images The Scottish government announced plans on Thursday to issue its first sovereign bonds in 2026/27, as it looks to raise funds for infrastructure […]
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European markets higher as U.S. government shutdown ends; Burberry jumps 7%
LONDON — European stocks were higher on Thursday, tracking their global counterparts as the U.S. government shutdown came to an end. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was nearly 0.1% higher 9:49 a.m. in London (4:49 a.m. ET) with sectors in mixed territory. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index and Germany’s DAX were in the red on Thursday, […]
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