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South Korea stocks down nearly 2% after President Yoon imposes and then lifts martial law
People gather outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Soo-hyeon Kim | Reuters South Korean markets opened lower Wednesday, after a day of political upheaval in South Korea that saw President Yoon Suk Yeol impose and then lift a martial law […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await key economic readings from the region
A heavy traffic jam with many cars on the road in Chaoyang district in Beijing, China. Sw Photography | Digitalvision | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets kick-started a data-heavy week higher, with investors awaiting economic readings from several countries, including Japan, South Korea and China. Over the weekend, China released its official purchasing managers’ index reading […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Bitcoin dances close to $100,000 — but strategists are divided on its prospects
A bitcoin exchange advertisement truck in Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2024. Mladen Antonov | 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 see? You […]
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Asia markets to open mostly lower as traders assess Tokyo inflation, South Korea manufacturing data
People crossing street in Tokyo’s busy Akihabara downtown area Leopatrizi | Istock | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to start Friday largely lower with investors assessing November inflation numbers from Japan’s capital of Tokyo and industrial production figures from South Korea. The headline inflation rate in Tokyo came in at 2.6%, a rebound from […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. inflation edged up but investors have things to be thankful for
Whole turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday are shown for sale in a grocery store in Encinitas, California, U.S., November, 24, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters 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 […]
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Asia markets open mixed after Wall Street rally stalls; Bank of Korea rate decision in focus
A general view of the Lotte tower amid the the Seoul city skyline and Han river during sunset. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Thursday after Wall Street rally stalled overnight even as inflation data came in line with expectations. The U.S. personal consumption expenditure price index, or PCE, […]
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Asia markets to open mixed even as Wall Street notches fresh records
The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. Steven Saphore | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new intraday and closing records. […]
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Asia markets kickstart data-heavy week on strong note with Aussie stocks hitting record highs
The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday, with investors awaiting a slew of economic data this week including Korea central bank’s rate decision and India’s third-quarter GDP […]
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Asia markets jump as investors assess Japan inflation data; Singapore GDP growth tops estimates
The Tokyo Tower, left, and commercial and residential buildings in Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street that saw the S&P log gains for a fourth straight day. Investors in […]
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Asia markets mostly fall as investors assess Nvidia results, Adani charges
CNBC Pro: HSBC names 3 ‘underappreciated’ Asian stocks to watch in 2025 — giving one 63% upside potential Asian markets will look “very different” in 2025 in light of China’s new policy measures, the slowing Indian economy and Southeast Asian countries’ investments into new infrastructure, according to HSBC. Still, several stocks can “benefit from these […]
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