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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors assess U.S.-Vietnam trade deal
The Otemachi One Tower building in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday as investors await details on the U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing a 20% tariff on goods imported from the Southeast Asian nation, while the latter will impose “ZERO […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Keeping a cool head paid off for investors
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with US President Donald Trump as they attend the North Atlantic Council plenary meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Ludovic Marin | Via Reuters What a first half of the year it has been. In the first six months, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for cautious open as investors assess gains on Wall Street and Trump’s tariff plans
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to have a cautious open Tuesday, with investors assessing the record gains on Wall Street and the global impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as his 90-day tariff reprieve is set to expire next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors parse a slew of data releases
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday as investors parsed a slew of data points, including South Korea and Japan’s industrial output figures for May and China’s purchasing managers’ […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains after White House downplays tariff deadline
Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt downplayed the impending start of the tariff deals, which have weighed on investor sentiment. July 8 is when the so-called liberation day tariffs are set to take effect after […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Funny how the S&P 500 is teasing a new high amid uncertainties
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 25, 2025. NYSE Have we gone back in time? It certainly seems on the markets front. Just look at the S&P 500 and you will think that it’s back in February — before U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, before the White House’s “One Big […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed as Middle East tensions appear to ease
A HDR evening shot taken at sunset of the Tokyo skyline. Fgm | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday, as investors continued to weigh the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 39,055 while […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire
Sunset at Shinjuku , Tokyo – Japan. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after United States President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … for […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as U.S. bombing of Iran escalates Middle East crisis
Oil prices have spiked in recent weeks following the increased tensions in the Middle East. Source
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess China data, escalating Israel-Iran tensions
Anshun bridge reflecting in the Jinjiang river at dusk in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. © Philippe Lejeanvre | Moment Open | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors assessed China data and monitored escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump is now weighing on whether to back the Israeli military […]
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