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CNBC Daily Open: May Day dawns
A stock trader looks at his monitors in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Worries about a new coronavirus mutation in southern Africa have dealt a major blow to the German stock market. Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley, writing to you from London. That eerie […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Hawkish hold from BOJ sets central bank stage
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley writing to you from London. I spend my mornings leading the London TV teams as we prepare to take Europe Early Edition and Squawk Box Europe to air. Over the last two […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess latest U.S.-Iran signals
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump and his national security team on […]
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U.S.-Iran peace talks stall. Here’s where things stand — and what’s next for global markets
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Global markets are entering the week balancing resilient risk appetite against renewed geopolitical strain as prospects of U.S.-Iran negotiations took a hit over the weekend. U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped […]
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South Korea’s ‘ant investors’ are marching to U.S. equities even as domestic market hits record highs
A currency trader monitors exchange rates in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean stocks have been surging to record highs over the past year, but that hasn’t dimmed the allure of U.S. equities for its residents. In 2025, South Korea was the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension fails to calm investors
Frank Fell/robertharding | Collection Mix: Subjects | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring lingering geopolitical uncertainty. Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following a meeting in the White House with top U.S. officials, President Donald Trump said Thursday. “The Meeting went very well!” Trump said in […]
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Asia markets open higher as Iran ceasefire extension lifts mood
Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened broadly higher Thursday, tracking U.S. stocks, which rose overnight after President Donald Trump’s extension of the Iran ceasefire helped to buoy investor sentiment, while upbeat earnings reports also lifted sentiment. Trump extended a two-week U.S. ceasefire on Tuesday, saying it was warranted due to Tehran’s “seriously […]
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AI hardware, real assets and an EM play: 4 investment strategies from the studio
President Donald Trump’s indefinite extension to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire dominated market chatter on Wednesday, with asset prices reflecting a mixed picture. European and Asian stocks were in mixed territory, as futures markets pointed to major U.S. indices opening slightly higher. Here are four investment strategies we heard out of CNBC’s London studios on Wednesday to […]
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U.S. stocks have underperformed global rivals this year — 3 reasons why fortunes could reverse
The S & P 500 has underperformed most stock markets in Europe and Asia since the start of 2025, but that trend could be ripe for a reversal of fortunes, according to strategists at Barclays. The large-cap U.S. index has returned 3% year-to-date as of April 22 , while other markets have pulled ahead, continuing […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as Trump extends Iran ceasefire but uncertainty drags on
A pedestrian looks at an electronic quotation board showing numbers of the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo on September 11, 2020. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open broadly lower Wednesday as concerns grew that the Middle East conflict could drag on, after President Donald Trump extended a U.S. ceasefire […]
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