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Asia-Pacific markets mostly climb; 40-year JGB yield hits record high
Crowds walk below neon signs on Nanjing Road. The street is the main shopping district of the city and one of the world’s busiest shopping districts. Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Monday, with investors keeping a close watch on Chinese equities. Mainland China’s CSI 300 closed 0.24% lower at 3,996.79, while […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. consumers are feeling bad and expect inflation to spike
Eggs for sale in a Manhattan grocery store on Feb. 25, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. consumer hasn’t felt so glum about the economy since November 2022, according to a survey by the University of Michigan. That’s when annual inflation was at 7.1% and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome […]
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Chinese stocks up 2.4%, leading gains in Asia, despite fall on Wall Street: Live updates
Wangwukong | Stone | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose on Friday despite a plunge in all three benchmarks in the U.S. over the previous session amid concern about President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Mainland China’s CSI 300 reversed its losses on Thursday to trade 2.4% higher at 11:47 a.m. Singapore time, leading gains in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. markets tumble as Trump administration dismisses economic fears and stock slump
U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist after deboarding from Air Force One upon arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters CNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and key decision-makers will […]
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Asia-Pacific markets slide following selloff in U.S. markets; Nikkei 225 falls 2%
A man looks at an electronic board displaying stock prices of the Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slid on Tuesday, tracking losses in the U.S. following anxiety over tariff policy and a potential recession in the world’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The impact of Trump policies will affect Fed’s interest rate moves
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the 2025 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum on March 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for February was weaker than expected, but the silver lining is that the number of jobs added for the month […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after a volatile trading week
Stanley Chen Xi, Landscape And Architecture Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday after a volatile trading week around the world. U.S. stocks — which are expected to open lower on Monday — have been on a roller-coaster ride since the start of the month given uncertainty surrounding U.S. President […]
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Japan’s 30-year bond yield hits highest level since 2008; Nikkei leads Asia losses
A drone view shows containers and cargo ships at a port in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, on Feb. 4, 2025. China Daily | Via Reuters Asia-Pacific markets fell on Friday, with yields on long-term Japanese government bonds hitting levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. The moves in Asia markets mirrored losses on Wall […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump paused tariffs for some imports — but Nasdaq enters correction territory
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his tariff pause to goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, so long as they satisfy terms of the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors assess China GDP and inflation targets
A man carrying a kite in the shape of the Chinese national flag walks along the Bund while buildings of Pudong’s Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher Wednesday as investors assessed China growth and inflation targets amid U.S. tariffs and escalating global trade tensions […]
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