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Asia-Pacific markets rebound on revived Fed rate-cut hopes
Hong Kong Spreephoto.de | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets started the week higher after the New York Federal Reserve President signaled that a third rate cut could happen this year. On Friday, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams suggested the Fed could lower its key interest rate from here as labor market weakness poses a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A murky past and uncertain future trouble traders
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 13, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. markets had their worst day since Oct. 10. That marks a sharp reversal for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which shed 1.65% to settle at 47,457.22, a day after […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Don’t hit panic button on tech pullback just yet
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images November is historically the best month for the S&P 500, which gains an average of 1.8% during the period, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. But the first full trading […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after AI-fueled rout last week
Citizens are shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 9, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Monday, after artificial intelligence valuation concerns fuelled declines in markets across the region last week. Investors in Asia are also assessing October inflation data from China out over the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall, tracking Wall Street declines on AI valuation concerns
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia Pacific markets fell Wednesday, mirroring losses on Wall Street, which was pressured by declines in artificial intelligence-related names like Palantir. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 started the day down 0.19%. Japan’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI is carrying the weight of the U.S. market
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The “everything store” might have secured its biggest customer yet. On Monday, Amazon announced that it had signed a $38 billion deal with OpenAI, offering the ChatGPT maker access to Amazon Web Services’ infrastructure. On the one hand, the move isn’t too surprising — a continuation of OpenAI’s spending spree […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks’ gains in October owe much to AI
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts during the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31, 2025. Kim Soo-hyeon | Reuters Traders who shorted the S&P 500 — essentially, betting that it would go down — last month were in for a rude surprise. The broad-based index ended the month […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed ahead of PMI data from China
An employee works on the production line of power batteries and box chassis for new energy vehicles at a workshop on July 11, 2025 in Huaibei, Anhui Province of China. Li Xin | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Monday, after Wall Street saw all three U.S. major indexes climb Friday […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Hopes of a U.S.-China deal spark a rally
U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands before their bilateral meeting during the G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
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CNBC Daily Open: We are all farmers hoping for the end of the U.S.-China trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with China’s President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send global markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones […]
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