Economic events
CNBC Daily Open: Japan markets rally on the country’s 15% tariff rate — it’s a new era of trade
A man walks in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on July 23, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The anchoring effect is one of the sneakiest tools companies use to make us spend money. Here’s how it works. Let’s say […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing has more to worry about than just deflation
Aerial view of a villager drying Chinese fan palm leaves on July 21, 2025 in Neijiang, Sichuan province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Each week, we’ll […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The 15% tariff rate on Japan can feel like a relief only because of hefty ones before
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading a presidential delegation at a ceremony for U.S. National Day at the World Expo 2025 on July 19, 2025, in Osaka, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images The anchoring effect is one of the sneakiest tools companies use to make us spend money. Here’s […]
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China’s affluent are as pessimistic about the economy as they were during the Covid-19 pandemic
A study of affluent Chinese released this month by consulting firm Oliver Wyman found that 22% of respondents were negative about the economy when surveyed in May. It just exceeds the 21% seen in October 2022, just before Beijing announced plans to ease its stringent zero-Covid policy. Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images BEIJING […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The silver lining of positive earnings could be too blinding
People walk in front of a J.P. Morgan Financial Center in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Friday, Aug. 1 — the “hard deadline” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s updated tariffs — is less than two weeks away. Investors, however, seem mostly unbothered thus far. For last week, while the […]
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Asia markets set to open mixed as investors assess trade developments, await China benchmark rates
Here are the opening calls for the day Good morning from Singapore. Investors will be keeping a close watch on the People’s Bank of China’s decision on its 1-year and 5-year loan prime rates for July expected later in the day. Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 24,883, pointing to a stronger open compared […]
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Israel’s stock market outperforms Middle East counterparts despite multi-front wars
A missile is intercepted over Tel Aviv on June 20, 2025, after a Iran fired a fresh salvo of missiles. John Wessels | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s stock market is at a record high and has seen the greatest gains of any country in the Middle East over the 22 months of war that […]
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Stock futures are little changed after earnings, economic data lift S&P 500 to records: Live updates
A screen displays The Walt Disney Company’s logo and trading information as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Thursday evening after a batch of earnings and economic reports pushed the S&P […]
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Banks are thriving so far in Trump’s economy. Here’s what that means for markets and the consumer
(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Nearly everywhere you look […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Musk’s India relationship moves beyond talk — but will it blossom?
Hello, this is Spriha Srivastava, CNBC International’s executive editor, writing from London. This week, I look into Elon Musk’s relationship with India, why it’s finally moving from talk to action, and what’s really at stake. This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story […]
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