Economic events
European markets close higher after major earnings reports; Gucci-owner Kering surges almost 9%
A Futures-options trader works on the floor at the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks ended Thursday in positive territory as investors looked to earnings reports for clues on business activity and confidence in […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Diwali sans sparkles for tariff-hit Indian exporters
People watch a light show on the banks of the Sarayu River on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Ayodhya, India, on October 19, 2025. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you […]
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Argentine peso hits fresh lows despite U.S. support — and it could be about to get worse
The Argentine peso reached fresh lows on Wednesday as political uncertainty failed to offset the impact of an an “unprecedented” billion-dollar support package from U.S. The currency reached its lowest level since the U.S. began purchasing it on Oct. 9, and has consistently fallen since then. The purchases are part of an effort from the […]
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UK rate cut hangs in the balance after latest inflation data
People walk past independent retailers on the Old High Street in Folkestone, UK, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Inflation has surged on food and energy costs this year, with figures forecast to show it hitting 4% in September double the 2% target. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Another interest rate cut from the Bank […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Curtain falls on the era of big UK conglomerates
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch There was great excitement last week when the most extensive dinosaur trackways ever found in the U.K. were discovered in an Oxfordshire quarry. The footprints, hundreds of them, were made by colossal beasts that roamed the […]
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Cost and ‘chaos’ continue to test resiliency of U.S. auto industry
A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — “A lot of cost and a lot of chaos.” That’s how Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley described the state of the automotive industry earlier this year amid geopolitical tensions, tariffs, inflation and other disruptions. All those factors created […]
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European markets start the week higher, shrugging off credit concerns
The City of London financial district at sunrise. Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were in positive territory on Monday morning after a volatile few days in which investors weighed concerns over bad loans on Wall Street. The pan-European Stoxx 60 was up about 0.8% at 8:30 a.m. in London […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors look toward slate of China economic data
Beijing Central Business District, mix of offices and apartments Ispyfriend | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Monday as investors awaited a slew of economic data coming out of China. Analysts polled by Reuters expect China’s economy to have slowed in the third quarter, forecasting gross domestic product to have grown 4.8% in […]
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Bank worries, China trade feud unnerves stock market. Typical October volatility or something bigger?
How are we enjoying the “normal seasonal soft patch” so far? The stock market spent the past week chopping around the range left by the sharp drop the prior Friday, while confronting the ghosts of crises past: regional-bank balance-sheet worries , possible re-escalation of China trade hostilities, a crypto flash correction and a reversal in […]
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UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves: November budget will respond to the global challenges we face
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 has reiterated her commitment to the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, but said it must be honest with the public about the challenges the country […]
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