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South Korea stocks extend post-election gains, hover near 10-month high amid mixed Asia markets
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South Korea stocks extend post-election gains, hover near 10-month high amid mixed Asia markets

Sunset scene of light trails traffic speeds through an intersection in Gangnam center business district of Seoul at Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday, after private sector hiring in the U.S. hit its lowest level in over two years, raising concerns that trade policy uncertainty […]

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The European Central Bank is almost guaranteed to cut rates. Here’s what could happen next
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The European Central Bank is almost guaranteed to cut rates. Here’s what could happen next

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 The European Central Bank is all but guaranteed to trim its key interest rate on Thursday. Markets were last pricing in an […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Recent gains in markets are likely just short-term optimism
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CNBC Daily Open: Recent gains in markets are likely just short-term optimism

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 3, 2025. NYSE Over the past week, Washington and Beijing have been trading barbs about violating their preliminary trade deal. Aside from that, higher steel and aluminum tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will kick in Wednesday. Amid all the trade […]

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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mostly higher after tech rally lifts Wall Street
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mostly higher after tech rally lifts Wall Street

Landscape of Songdo International City. Incheon, South Korea. Photograph By Kangheewan. | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street rose on the back of a tech rally, led by chipmaker Nvidia. Shares in the artificial intelligence darling advanced nearly 3%, extending Monday’s gains and driving Nvidia’s […]

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Trump slams GOP Sen. Rand Paul for opposing ‘big, beautiful bill’ due to  trillion debt ceiling hike
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Trump slams GOP Sen. Rand Paul for opposing ‘big, beautiful bill’ due to $5 trillion debt ceiling hike

President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Sen. Rand Paul after the Kentucky Republican criticized the massive Trump-backed budget bill over its provision to raise the debt ceiling by trillions of dollars. Paul, a staunch libertarian, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he is “just not open to supporting $5 trillion … in debt ceiling increase” […]

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UK growth to be reined in by public finance squeeze, OECD warns
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UK growth to be reined in by public finance squeeze, OECD warns

Considered the home of theatre in London this view is looking from Piccadilly Circus Doug Armand | Stone | Getty Images U.K. economic growth is expected to be stifled by an ongoing squeeze on the country’s public finances, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Tuesday. The U.K. is expected to grow […]

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Asia-Pacific markets set to mostly rise after Wall Street looks past global trade frictions
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Asia-Pacific markets set to mostly rise after Wall Street looks past global trade frictions

Aaron Foster | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly rise Tuesday following gains on all three Wall Street benchmarks overnight, despite mounting global trade frictions. China pushed back against the U.S.’ accusations that it had violated a temporary trade agreement. Instead, the Asian powerhouse blamed Washington for failing to uphold […]

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UK put on a war footing with defense overhaul — but is it too little, too late?
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UK put on a war footing with defense overhaul — but is it too little, too late?

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C), Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey (2nd R) and managing director of BAE Systems’ naval ships business Simon Lister (R) visit the BAE Systems’Govan facility, in Glasgow, on June 2, 2025. Britain announced it will build 12 new attack submarines as it unveiled a major defense review to deal with […]

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As the TACO trade goes viral, another is gaining traction: ‘Anywhere But The USA’
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As the TACO trade goes viral, another is gaining traction: ‘Anywhere But The USA’

“It’s become quite emotive,” one market watcher told CNBC. “Nobody wants to invest in an environment where the government might change its mind overnight.” Source

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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as weakness in the U.S. dents investor sentiment
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as weakness in the U.S. dents investor sentiment

A HDR evening shot taken at sunset of the Tokyo skyline. Fgm | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to decline Friday, with a slowing U.S. economy, inflation fears and uncertainties from the judicial developments surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs weighing on investor sentiment. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled […]

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