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Asia-Pacific markets set to climb after third Fed cut of the year
Shibuya crossing in known to be the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher on Thursday, following the Federal Reserve’s third rate cut of the year. The U.S central bank cut the Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%-3.75%, and signalled […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors await China inflation data, Fed decision
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 traded mostly higher on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data from China later in the day and an interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve. Traders are looking […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The Warner Bros. Discovery deal — a cliffhanger in the making?
A view of the water tower at Paramount Studios on Oct. 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, following Netflix’s announcement last week that it had reached a deal to buy the HBO owner. The company is “here […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to slip, tracking Wall Street losses ahead of Fed rate decision
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Tuesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as investors held back ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on Dec. 10 stateside. The central bank is widely expected to cut rates by another 25 basis points at its final meeting of the year, bringing the Federal Funds rate to […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors parse China trade data
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slid 0.14%, while the Topix added 0.25%. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.35%, and the small-cap Kosdaq traded 0.45% higher. Revisions released by Tokyo on Monday show Japan’s economy shrank more sharply between July and September than first estimated. Official data showed that […]
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Asia-Pacific markets slide after subdued Wall Street session
Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday following a subdued Wall Street session. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 fell 0.17%. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.36%, while the Topix declined 1.12%. Yields on the Japanese 10-year government bond rose to 1.94%, the highest since July 2007, data from LSEG […]
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Asia markets set to open mixed after Wall Street gains on cooler-than-expected jobs data and rate-cut hopes
Aerial sunrise view of Osaka city in Japan Frank Lee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday, after Wall Street gained on the latest jobs data from ADP, which strengthened investors’ conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after Wall Street’s tech-fueled recovery
Panoramic view of Busan city, South Korea taken on sunrise. Alex Veprik | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets open higher Wednesday, after Wall Street saw a tech-fueled recovery and a cryptocurrency rally. Bitcoin climbed over 7% to cross the $90,000 mark in overnight trading after a sharp sell-off a day earlier, and was last […]
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South Korea auto stocks rise after U.S. Commerce Secretary confirms tariffs lowered to 15%
Overlooking the city with Busan Tower in Yongdusan Park. Nampo-dong, Busan, South Korea. Jungang Yan | Moment | Getty Images Shares of South Korean auto companies rose Tuesday after U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick confirmed that lower U.S. auto tariffs of 15% on South Korea would retrospectively come into effect, starting Nov. 1. “We […]
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Asia-Pacific markets start December mixed with China’s manufacturing data in focus
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing, China. Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened December on a mixed note Monday as traders awaited fresh manufacturing data from China and rising expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve […]
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