Economic events
U.S. Treasury yields move higher as investors await busy week of economic data
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 27, 2026. NYSE U.S. Treasury yields were up to begin the week as investors looked ahead to a flurry of economic data, including the delayed January jobs report. The 10-year Treasury yield was up 3 basis points at 4.236%, and the 30-year Treasury yield was more than 3 basis […]
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ECB holds rates but it’s not a ‘non-event,’ economists say. Here’s why
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 30, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday kept policy rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting, with its key interest […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: The facts — and frictions — of the U.S.-India trade deal
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 “It’s easier said than done,” is a phrase I have now heard several times from different experts as we discussed the feasibility of the terms of the U.S.-India […]
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China’s EV slowdown persists as BYD posts near two-year low in sales
HONG KONG, CHINA – JANUARY 05: A general view of the BYD Auto showroom on January 5, 2026, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images) Sawayasu Tsuji | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car giant BYD reported a nearly two-year low in local sales in January, signaling mounting […]
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Treasury yields are little changed as investors weigh Fed leadership uncertainty
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 27, 2026. NYSE U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Monday as market watchers continued to weigh the impact of President Donald Trump naming Kevin Warsh as his pick to be the next Federal Reserve chair. The 10-year Treasury yield fell less than 1 basis point […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Gold and silver tank amid Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, U.S., on Friday, April 25, 2025. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images Markets got what they wanted. U.S. President Donald Trump tapped Kevin Warsh to lead […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets see Warsh as a safe pick for Fed chair — causing gold and silver to plunge
Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Markets got what they wanted. U.S. President Donald Trump tapped Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, and investors […]
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Political risk: How Trump 2.0 is affecting investment in U.S. assets
Heightened political risk might become the backdrop for U.S. stocks for the foreseeable future. January saw the U.S. attack Venezuela and President Donald Trump attempt to annex Greenland , threatening new tariffs on eight European allies. By the end of the month, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group was sailing toward Iran after Trump signaled […]
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New cars are increasingly becoming a luxury amid K-shaped economy concerns
A General Motors Co. Chevrolet Blazer electric vehicle at a dealership in Colma, California, Jan. 23, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — American consumers are hitting a fork in the road when it comes to the U.S. automotive industry. Affluent buyers are purchasing new vehicles at increasingly higher prices, while […]
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CNBC Daily Open: We’ll soon find out who the new Fed chair is
A digger sits at the construction site of the Federal Reserve headquarters, after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat to bring a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Powell’s management of renovations of the building, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 12, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The current moment feels like the finale […]
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