Japan
Japan inflation comes in at 3.6%, surpasses BOJ target for three straight years
Shop owners of a 70-year-old “takoyaki”, or octopus balls, restaurant chat while cooking along a street in the Taito Ward area of Tokyo on February 21, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s inflation grew 3.6% year on year in March, marking three straight years that the headline inflation figure is above […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Could India be a hedge against trade wars and tariffs?
Liquor bottles are displayed at a store on the outskirts of New Delhi on April 3, 2025. Money Sharma | Afp | 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. […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open lower as investors await China GDP and sales data
A pedestrian jogs along the Bund across from buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Wednesday after Wall Street declined overnight as investors assessed quarterly earnings, while tariff worries continued to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan’s Nikkei 225 […]
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Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling U.S. model due to tariffs, Reuters reports
A 2019 Nissan Motor Co. Rogue sport utility vehicle (SUV) sits on the lot at a car dealership in Joliet, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nissan will cut Japanese production of its top-selling U.S. model, the Rogue SUV, over May-July, said a person familiar with the matter, becoming the latest global automaker to alter […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to fall after U.S.-China trade war worries plunge Wall Street
A man carrying a kite in the shape of the Chinese national flag walks along the Bund while buildings of Pudong’s Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Friday, after Wall Street resumed sell-off overnight as trade war tensions between the world’s two largest […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Stellantis, U.S. Steel, CarMax, Delta Air Lines and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. CarMax — Shares of the used car retailer tumbled 7.7% on the heels of disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. CarMax recorded 58 cents in earnings per share, missing the consensus estimate of 65 cents earned per share from analysts polled by LSEG. U.S. Steel — Shares sank […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How much leverage does India have in trade talks with the U.S.?
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news […]
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Here’s how China could crush the U.S. housing market
A new housing development built along a canal near the Mokelumne River is viewed on May 22, 2023, near Stockton, California. George Rose | Getty Images Mortgage rates are rising sharply this week, as investors sell U.S. Treasury bonds at a swift pace. Mortgage rates follow loosely the yield on the 10-year Treasury. Some speculate […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as Trump’s country-specific tariffs set to come into effect
People standing in front of an electronic display showing the Hang Seng Index in the Central district of Hong Kong on July 26, 2021, after stocks plunged as tuition firms were hammered by China’s decision to reform the private education sector by preventing them from making profits. Isaac Lawrence | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed as Trump tariffs sap investor confidence
The Exchange Square Complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on Feb. 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and threats of even higher levies against China keep equities under pressure. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 futures were at 7,392, […]
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