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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await key economic readings from the region
A heavy traffic jam with many cars on the road in Chaoyang district in Beijing, China. Sw Photography | Digitalvision | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets kick-started a data-heavy week higher, with investors awaiting economic readings from several countries, including Japan, South Korea and China. Over the weekend, China released its official purchasing managers’ index reading […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Bitcoin dances close to $100,000 — but strategists are divided on its prospects
A bitcoin exchange advertisement truck in Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2024. Mladen Antonov | Afp | 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 you see? You […]
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Asia markets to open mostly lower as traders assess Tokyo inflation, South Korea manufacturing data
People crossing street in Tokyo’s busy Akihabara downtown area Leopatrizi | Istock | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to start Friday largely lower with investors assessing November inflation numbers from Japan’s capital of Tokyo and industrial production figures from South Korea. The headline inflation rate in Tokyo came in at 2.6%, a rebound from […]
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Asia markets open mixed after Wall Street rally stalls; Bank of Korea rate decision in focus
A general view of the Lotte tower amid the the Seoul city skyline and Han river during sunset. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Thursday after Wall Street rally stalled overnight even as inflation data came in line with expectations. The U.S. personal consumption expenditure price index, or PCE, […]
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Asia markets to open mixed even as Wall Street notches fresh records
The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. Steven Saphore | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new intraday and closing records. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors endorse Trump’s Treasury secretary pick
Scott Bessent (center), founder and CEO of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, D.C. in June 2024. Stefani Reynolds | 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 […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall even as U.S. stocks hit new records
The central business district skyline at Marina Bay waterfront on May 10, 2023 in Singapore. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slid Tuesday, failing to track gains on Wall Street as U.S. benchmarks notched record highs following President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Treasury secretary. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.28% lower, after hitting a […]
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Asia markets kickstart data-heavy week on strong note with Aussie stocks hitting record highs
The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday, with investors awaiting a slew of economic data this week including Korea central bank’s rate decision and India’s third-quarter GDP […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Expectations can move shares in strange ways — just look at Nvidia
The Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in November 2024. David Paul Morris | 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 you see? You can […]
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Asia markets jump as investors assess Japan inflation data; Singapore GDP growth tops estimates
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 Asia-Pacific markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street that saw the S&P log gains for a fourth straight day. Investors in […]
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