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Brits snap up lower mortgage deals as Bank of England rate cut boosts property market
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Brits snap up lower mortgage deals as Bank of England rate cut boosts property market

Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s biggest high street lenders are continuing to slash borrowing costs after the Bank of England’s first interest rate cut in four years sparked a boom in homebuyer activity. Barclays, Halifax, HSBC and NatWest are among the lenders now offering five-year fixed rate mortgages of under 4%, below […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street extends winning run
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street extends winning run

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | 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 they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street extends winning run
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street extends winning run

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | 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 they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street’s ‘dress rehearsal’
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street’s ‘dress rehearsal’

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | 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 they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | 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 they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you […]

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Here’s how a week’s worth of huge economic news will affect the Fed’s decision-making
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Here’s how a week’s worth of huge economic news will affect the Fed’s decision-making

The past week’s data deluge left behind a few distinct impressions: Inflation is on the run, the labor market appears to be OK if no longer on fire, and the economy is not headed off a cliff despite the ever-lingering potential for a substantial slowdown. That’s the backdrop for a markedly critical period ahead for […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street surges; Starbucks ousts CEO
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street surges; Starbucks ousts CEO

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 12, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | 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 […]

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Wednesday’s big CPI inflation report could mark a change in thinking for the Fed
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Wednesday’s big CPI inflation report could mark a change in thinking for the Fed

Product prices as seen at Walmart.  Courtesy: Walmart The news Tuesday was good for inflation, and investors hope it will get even better Wednesday when the Labor Department releases the July consumer price index report. With the score being one down, one to go on confirming that the early-year jump in prices either was a […]

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Unwinding of carry trade will benefit Japan, Monex Group’s Koll says
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Unwinding of carry trade will benefit Japan, Monex Group’s Koll says

Corrections in the yen and the unwinding of the carry trade are positive developments for Japan, said Jesper Koll, a veteran investor who remains bullish on the Japanese market.   “It forces investors to focus on the real Japan strategy … not just a quick carry trade, borrowing at close to zero interest rates in Japan […]

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People leave New Zealand in record numbers as economy bites
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People leave New Zealand in record numbers as economy bites

Auckland, New Zealand. Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. Data released by Statistics New Zealand on Tuesday showed that 131,200 people departed New Zealand in the year ended […]

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