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Watch Fed chief Jerome Powell speak at an ECB panel in Portugal
[The stream is slated to start at 9:30 a.m. ET. CNBC Television will start the stream when the event begins. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to speak at a European Central Bank forum on Tuesday. The panel, which is slated for […]
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Bank of England chief sees downward interest rate trend as UK hunts for growth
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, at the central bank’s headquarters in the City of London, U.K., on Nov. 29, 2024. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told CNBC Tuesday that “the path of interest rates will continue to be gradually downwards,” as the central bank […]
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Euro zone inflation edges higher, hitting ECB’s 2% target in June
A Carrefour supermarket in Perpignan in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in the south of France on Jan. 3, 2025. Jc Milhet | Afp | Getty Images Euro zone inflation rose slightly to 2% in June, according to flash data from statistics agency Eurostat on Tuesday, meaning consumer prices in the single currency area are now in line […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for cautious open as investors assess gains on Wall Street and Trump’s tariff plans
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to have a cautious open Tuesday, with investors assessing the record gains on Wall Street and the global impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as his 90-day tariff reprieve is set to expire next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said […]
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German inflation unexpectedly falls to 2% in June, hitting ECB’s target
Janine Kraft, store manager of the Tante Enso store in Wörlitz, Germany, sorts goods onto the shelves. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly eased to 2% in June, bringing Europe’s largest economy in line with the European Central Bank’s target, preliminary data from statistics office Destatis showed Monday. […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors parse a slew of data releases
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday as investors parsed a slew of data points, including South Korea and Japan’s industrial output figures for May and China’s purchasing managers’ […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains after White House downplays tariff deadline
Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt downplayed the impending start of the tariff deals, which have weighed on investor sentiment. July 8 is when the so-called liberation day tariffs are set to take effect after […]
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Market tuning out tariffs and tax bill and that will continue in second half, Barclays says
Stocks have been shaking off threats from tariffs and tax policy as of late – and they’re likely to continue doing so, according to Barclays. Markets are poised to stop constantly responding to President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and the “One Big Beautiful” tax bill making its way through Congress, the bank said. Instead, traders’ […]
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Japan’s inflation has been above target for over 3 years, but where is the BOJ?
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put […]
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Treasury yields fall even after Powell says the Fed can wait to cut rates
U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Tuesday even after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he is in no hurry to push for interest rate cuts as the impact of tariffs plays out. Traders also kept an eye on a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The 10-year Treasury yield was down 3.1 basis points at 4.291%, […]
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