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Hang Seng Index gains 2% as Asia markets rise; Japan posts worst trade deficit ever
World

Hang Seng Index gains 2% as Asia markets rise; Japan posts worst trade deficit ever

Japan trade deficit widens to almost $26 billion in January Japan’s trade deficit has expanded to 3.5 trillion yen ($26 billion) for January, widening by 59% compared to the 2.2 trillion recorded in the same period a year ago, government data showed. On an annualized basis, exports rose 3.5% higher at 6.55 trillion yen, while […]

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This investor’s fund returned 15% in a negative 12 months for shares. He shares his playbook and bets for 2023
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This investor’s fund returned 15% in a negative 12 months for shares. He shares his playbook and bets for 2023

2022 was a undesirable year for shares all-around the globe: Equally the S & P 500 and MSCI Entire world index have been down virtually 20% for the yr. Yet just one Asia veteran trader managed to return all-around 15% for his fund, the Asia Genesis Macro Fund. Singapore-primarily based investor Chua Shortly Hock, founder […]

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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks don’t seem concerned about inflation, disregard jumping retail sales
Business

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks don’t seem concerned about inflation, disregard jumping retail sales

People walk along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, one of the nation’s premier shopping streets on February 15, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]

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Watch live: Biden outlines plans to cut U.S. deficit by  trillion over the next decade
Business

Watch live: Biden outlines plans to cut U.S. deficit by $2 trillion over the next decade

(The stream is slated to start at 2:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) U.S. President Joe Biden is in Lanham, Maryland today where he will speak to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 26 about the state of the economy and […]

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BlackRock downgrades Japan stocks on achievable financial coverage change
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BlackRock downgrades Japan stocks on achievable financial coverage change

A male passes an digital quotation board exhibiting the closing quantities of the Nikkei Stock Regular at the Tokyo Inventory Trade in Tokyo on Oct 18, 2022. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Photographs BlackRock, the world’s greatest asset supervisor, slash Japanese stocks to “underweight” – as Japan is set to appoint a new governor […]

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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks shrug off hot inflation numbers
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks shrug off hot inflation numbers

Grace Cary | Moment | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. U.S. inflation is starting to bite again. But stocks […]

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Stock futures slip on Tuesday night as buyers system inflation knowledge: Stay updates
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Stock futures slip on Tuesday night as buyers system inflation knowledge: Stay updates

U.S. inventory futures slipped on Tuesday night pursuing the launch of January’s hotter-than-anticipated client price index. Dow Jones Industrial Ordinary futures declined by 60 details or .18%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures fell by .24% and .28%, respectively.  The Dow fell all through the buying and selling session and shut reduce by a lot […]

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Biden faucets Fed’s Brainard, Bernstein for top rated financial employment as component of White Dwelling reshuffle
Politics

Biden faucets Fed’s Brainard, Bernstein for top rated financial employment as component of White Dwelling reshuffle

Lael Brainard, vice chair of the US Federal Reserve, speaks in the course of an City Institute panel dialogue in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, June 3, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White Home has tapped Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard to lead the National Economic Council and Jared Bernstein […]

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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. inflation rose more than expected. But stocks held steady
Business

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. inflation rose more than expected. But stocks held steady

U.S. egg prices jumped by two to three times in January. Fatih Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? […]

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Asia marketplaces combined ahead of U.S. inflation report Japan to nominate new central financial institution head
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Asia marketplaces combined ahead of U.S. inflation report Japan to nominate new central financial institution head

Japan’s overall economy grew .6% in fourth quarter, decreased than anticipated Japan’s overall economy expanded by .6% on an annualized foundation for the fourth quarter of 2022, lower than expectations to see a advancement of 2% in a Reuters poll. The determine was a rebound from a revised contraction of 1% observed in the 3rd […]

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