Economic events
Europe set for dour open as markets shrug off Wall Street rebound
European stocks are set for a soft open on Tuesday as regional markets shrugged off Wall Street’s rebound at the start of the week. Source
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Markets are on tenterhooks over the UK’s budget plans, here’s what’s at stake
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at a roundtable meeting during her visit to the British Steel site on April 17, 2025 in Scunthorpe, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Autumn Budget is always a significant event in the calendar for financial markets, but that has never felt more […]
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Bessent believes there won’t be a recession in 2026 but says some sectors are challenged
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, arrives to speak during a site expansion groundbreaking ceremony at the Boeing South Carolina (BSC) manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Sean Rayford | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday the U.S. was not at risk of entering […]
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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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