Economic events
CNBC Daily Open: Dow sheds 1,000 points, Japan stocks rebound
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE 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 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Dow sheds 1,000 points
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of the closing bell in New York City on August 5, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | 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 […]
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A global stock rout is deepening with investors fleeing to safe havens
A man looks at an electronic boarddisplaying stock prices of the Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Investors on Monday turned to safe-haven assets as a global stock sell-off deepened, following weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data at the end of last […]
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Mortgage rates plunge to the lowest level in over a year after weak employment report
A “For Sale” sign in front of a home in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 22, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 22 basis points to 6.4% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is the lowest rate since April 2023. The 15-year fixed […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Can India’s hot deal-making season extend to a free trade agreement?
Customers browse the S1 Pro electric scooter of Ola Electric Mobility Pvt. at the launch event of Ola Experience Center in Bengaluru, India, on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Ola opened three showrooms called Ola Experience Centres in Bengaluru on Sunday. Photographer: Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is […]
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10-year Treasury yield falls below 4% for the first time since February
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 24, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Treasury yields fell Thursday as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who suggested a September rate cut was on the table, along with a jump in U.S. jobless claims. The benchmark 10-year […]
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It turns out that bad news for the economy may actually be bad news for the stock market
There was a perverse view this year that bad economic news was actually good news for the stock market, as the heat coming off the economy would give the Federal Reserve the greenlight to cut interest rates. This made some sense with inflation for the first time in a while becoming the primary market bogeyman […]
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Here’s what usually happens to UK stocks when the Bank of England cuts interest rates
The U.K. stock market is likely to rise over the course of 12 months, if the Bank of England cuts interest rates on Thursday and history repeats itself, according to a CNBC Pro analysis. Economists say the forecasts for whether the U.K. central bank will either reduce or hold rates are a close call. A […]
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Japan’s new currency diplomat keeps intervention on table to stabilize yen
An employee counts Japanese yen notes in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images Japan will retain its basic approach on the yen with intervention remaining an option to tackle excessively volatile moves in the exchange rate, the country’s new top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura told Reuters. “Japan will act under internationally agreed commitments that exchange rates should be determined by markets, but that […]
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China’s manufacturing activity seen extending decline in July
Workers at a factory making lithium battery products for domestic and international markets in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The world’s second-largest economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter, with the consumer sector a particular cause for concern. Retail sales growth sank to an 18-month low […]
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