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Mainland China markets open sharply higher, extending stimulus rally after weeklong break; Hong Kong plunges
A customer watches stock market at a stock exchange in Hangzhou, China, on September 27, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Chinese markets skyrocketed over 10% at the open Tuesday, after coming back from the Golden Week holiday as the rally from Beijing’s stimulus measures continued. The CSI 300 index was up […]
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CNBC Daily Open: September’s blockbuster jobs report changes the calculus
More than 75 employers were taking resumes and talking to prospective new hires at a career fair in Lake Forest, CA on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Paul Bersebach | Medianews Group | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on […]
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Japan’s Nikkei rises over 2% as Asia markets climb; central bank decisions in focus this week
In a photo taken on November 4, 2019 a subway train crosses a rail bridge over the Han river, before the skyline of the Yeouido business district of Seoul. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Monday, led by Japan’s Nikkei 225 rising almost 2% as investors look ahead to […]
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba asks ministers to craft economic relief package to cushion inflation impact
TOKYO, JAPAN – OCTOBER 1: Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the prime minister’s office on October 1, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuichi Yamazaki | Getty Images News | Getty Images Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he has asked ministers to formulate an economic relief package to ease the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors weigh China stimulus, oil gains
The Tokyo Tower, left, and commercial and residential buildings in Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday following losses on Wall Street, with concerns over Middle East tensions keeping investors on edge […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Buffeted by Middle East, propelled by China
Customers at a restaurants on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Qilai Shen | 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 […]
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps 2.5% as yen weakens
Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg via Getty Images Japan stocks led Asian markets higher Thursday, after Wall Street inched higher amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Japan’s Nikkei […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as investors monitor Middle East tensions; Japan’s Nikkei down 1.5%
A MLB store in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Wednesday morning, following a poor start to the trading month on Wall Street that saw major indexes fall amid rising Middle East tensions. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened […]
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Japan’s next prime minister is a career dissenter, but experts doubt he can govern as one
Newly-elected leader and sitting chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference following his election in the party leadership elections on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shigeru Ishiba, the man set to become the next leader of Japan, has made […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed after Powell signals smaller rate cuts; China markets closed for holiday
Commercial and residential buildings in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mixed on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the recent outsized cuts enacted by the U.S. central bank should not be interpreted as a sign that future […]
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