Economic events
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Can a consumption boost save India’s slowing economy?
Brigade Road (Main Shopping Street), Bangalore, Karnataka, India Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images 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 and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big […]
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Bank of England restarts monetary easing, cutting key rate to 4.5%
The Bank of England made its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Thursday, resuming monetary easing amid ongoing concerns over sluggish growth in the British economy. The central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%, with a majority of seven members out of the nine-strong monetary policy committee voting […]
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Trump’s trade war could have a clear winner: The UK
General view of the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district, in October. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Global markets were hit with fresh volatility this week after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed plans to impose tariffs on imports from three of America’s biggest trading partners. Trump on Monday agreed to pause […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to rise as Wall Street looks past trade developments
Classic Chinese courtyard featuring a stage and red lanterns hanging Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly climb Wednesday, as Wall Street rose overnight, shrugging off Trump tariffs and China’s retaliation to measures. All eyes will be on China, which will resume trading after the Lunar New Year holidays. The […]
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South Korea consumer inflation rose 2.2% in January, above market expectations
The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s consumer inflation quickened to a six-month high in January, government data showed on Wednesday, coming in higher than market expectations on pressure from a weak local currency. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.2% from a year earlier, after climbing 1.9% in the previous month, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets jump as Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico
Tokyo Tower, Tokyo’s famous landmark, rises high above the skyscrapers in Azabu, Roppongi and Toranomon districts. A tilt-shift lens was used in order to obtain a miniature effect. Krzysztof Baranowski | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for a month, while Canada also said the U.S. president […]
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As markets buckle up for Trump tariffs, these global sectors brace for a rough ride
U.S. President Donald Trump this weekend announced hefty tariffs on his country’s three biggest trading partners, leaving investors scrambling to position themselves for a global trade war. Canada and Mexico face 25% duties on their exports to the U.S., with a lower 10% levy imposed on Chinese goods. Canada has already responded with retaliatory tariffs […]
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South Korea has a big household debt problem. The country’s unique rental system may be to blame
Illuminated residential buildings and houses at dusk in Mokpo, South Korea, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Central banks, by and large, have one overarching mandate: to ensure price stability and control inflation in a country. Policymakers in South Korea need to contend with another responsibility: managing high household debt. […]
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India targets fiscal deficit at 4.4% for 2025-26, sets path to bring down debt
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a briefcase containing the Union Budget as she poses for photographs outside the Ministry of Finance before leaving for the parliament to present the Union Budget in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 1, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Indian government will target a narrower fiscal deficit […]
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CNBC Daily Open: What DeepSeek? Big Tech is already bringing in billions
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our 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. What you need to know today Markets rise amid choppy […]
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