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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as Wall Street extends declines to 2025
The Sydney Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gallo Images | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Friday, breaking ranks with Wall Street peers that ended lower on the first trading session of 2025, weighed down by tech stocks. The People’s Bank of China is reportedly planning to cut interest […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as Wall Street extends declines to 2025
The Sydney Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gallo Images | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Friday, as U.S. stocks ended lower on the first trading session of 2025, weighed down by tech stocks. The People’s Bank of China is reportedly planning to cut interest rates “at an appropriate […]
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Australia stocks open higher as Asian markets resume trading after New Year’s Day holiday
Singapore city skyline on September 18, 2016. Rustam Azmi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia stocks opened higher with other Asian markets set to resume trading after New Year’s Day holiday. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.17% at open, while Nikkei 225 Chicago futures were trading at 39,605, lower than the index’s last close of […]
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Asia markets trade mixed as investors assess Tokyo CPI, await China’s industrial profit data
Train loaded with coal ready to leave a coal mine belonging to China Energy Investment Corporation on Jan. 14, 2023 in Ejin Horo Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Wang Zheng | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday, as some markets return from the Boxing Day holiday […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks set to open higher; several markets closed for Boxing Day holiday
People standing outside astore at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Boxing Day. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, with several markets remaining closed for Boxing Day. Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a stronger open for the market, with the futures contract […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Holiday-thinned markets cheered by strong Wall Street finish
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 9, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | 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 […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after Wall Street gains on tech strength
People posing for photos in front of a Christmas light installation in central Seoul on December 22, 2023. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Christmas Eve, after key U.S. benchmarks rose overnight helped by gains in tech stocks. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix were nearly flat as minutes of […]
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Taiwan leads Asian stocks higher in 2024 — but Trump tariffs, China economy cloud region’s outlook
A Nvidia chip during the Taipei Computex expo in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 29, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks had a good run in 2024, with most major markets ending the year in positive territory, as the region’s central banks eased monetary policy while an AI boom lifted tech stocks. Taiwan’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Inflation and dot plots
A person shops at a Whole Foods Market grocery store on December 17, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | 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 […]
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Asia markets begin Christmas week higher; Nissan-Honda merger deal in focus
Couple looks at light-emitting diode illuminations ahead of Christmas in Tokyo, Japan Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets started the holiday-shortened Christmas week on a positive note, after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend. On Monday, investors will be looking out for any official announcement related to the merger […]
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