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CNBC Daily Open: Markets need time to digest the 50-point cut
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets need time to digest the 50-point cut

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC […]

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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as investors digest outsized Fed rate cut
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as investors digest outsized Fed rate cut

The Bank of Japan headquarters is seen in Tokyo on January 30, 2017. The Bank of Japan will pull the plug on its eight-year negative interest rate policy in April, according to more than 80% of economists polled by Reuters, marking a long-awaited major shift from a global outlier central bank. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | […]

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors await Federal Reserve’s rate decision
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors await Federal Reserve’s rate decision

Vehicles bound for shipment parked in front of the Dream Angel vehicles carrier ship at the Nagoya Port in Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Fred Mery | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new highs. Investors […]

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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look ahead to Fed meeting
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look ahead to Fed meeting

Containers are loaded on the premises of the port operator PSA, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), at the Port of Singapore on 14 June 2022. Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Most Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Tuesday, following a mixed trading session on Wall Street as investors prepare for the Federal […]

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Asia-Pacific markets mixed as China stocks rebound from 6-year low; yen strengthens to 9-month high
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed as China stocks rebound from 6-year low; yen strengthens to 9-month high

The sails of the Opera House are illuminated with projections on the opening night of Vivid Sydney 2023 in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday, as mainland Chinese markets rebounded from a six year low and Australian markets near an all […]

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Taiwan jumps almost 3% as tech stocks rally, leading Asia-Pacific markets higher
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Taiwan jumps almost 3% as tech stocks rally, leading Asia-Pacific markets higher

TSMC offices in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street fueled by a tech rally. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 2.77% and the broad-based Topix advanced 1.91%. Semiconductor related stocks Tokyo Electron rose 3.56%, Advantest […]

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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower after gains on Wall Street
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower after gains on Wall Street

The upscale shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 4, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on Wednesday, despite gains on Wall Street ahead of the U.S. August consumer inflation report due Wednesday. Traders in Asia parsed key economic data from Japan and South Korea. […]

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Asia-Pacific markets mixed following Wall Street’s rebound from worst week of 2024
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed following Wall Street’s rebound from worst week of 2024

Sunrise around the Bund river district on November 02, 2023 in Shanghai, China. James D. Morgan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rebound from their worst week of the year. The S&P 500 gained […]

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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower after weak U.S. jobs report; Nikkei set to fall 3.5% at open
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower after weak U.S. jobs report; Nikkei set to fall 3.5% at open

People look at the city’s skyline from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck in Tokyo on August 14, 2024.  Philip Fong | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 142,000 missing a 161,000 […]

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly set to extend losses, tracking Wall Street’s second straight fall
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly set to extend losses, tracking Wall Street’s second straight fall

The World’s busiest pedestrian crossing © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly set to open lower on Thursday, extending losses as both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped for a second straight day. “Investors are a bit on edge; it’s a low-conviction trade. Everyone’s waiting for this Friday employment […]

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