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Stock futures are flat as traders await inflation reading, evaluate bank earnings: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 11, 2024 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed on Friday morning, as investors looked ahead to a wholesale inflation reading. JPMorgan Chase shares rose as the bank kicked […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Is higher-than-expected CPI just a ‘janky’ data point?
Customers shop for eggs at a Sprouts grocery store on April 12, 2023 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | 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 […]
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How Russia’s war economy and defense spending could actually make it weaker
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country’s main tank factory in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil on February 15, 2024. Ramil Sitdikov | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s war-orientated economy and plans for unprecedented military spending risk deepening major imbalances within the government’s finances, analysts say. The Russian government, under Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, […]
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Asia markets open mostly higher after declines on Wall Street; BOK rate decision in focus
Signage for Bank of Korea is displayed atop the central bank’s headquarters building in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. South Korea’s central bank hiked interest rates for a second consecutive meeting on Thursday to wrestle consumer inflation down from 13-year highs, and further raised its projections for prices to rise to their […]
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European markets move lower as investors brace for U.S. inflation data
European markets moved lower Thursday morning as investors await the latest U.S. inflation data for more signs that price pressures are easing. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.18% in opening trade, with sectors and major bourses diverging. Insurance stocks led gains, up 0.49%, as Hurricane Milton’s devastating hit to Florida pointed to stronger prospects […]
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Asia-Pacific markets gain ahead of U.S. inflation data; China stocks resume rally
A general view of the Shanghai Securities Exchange building is being shown in Shanghai, China, on July 16, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets closed higher on Thursday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new records as investors shrugged off […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after S&P 500 and Dow hit new highs: Live updates
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Thursday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new records as […]
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Markets will be looking for any surprises out of Thursday’s big inflation report
Federal Reserve policymakers have been breathing easier lately regarding inflation, and that faith that they’re closer to achieving their goal will get a key test Thursday. The Labor Department will release its latest reading on the closely watched consumer price index, and its’ expected to show further progress toward the Fed’s 2% target in September. […]
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Asia markets poised to rebound after Wall Street rally; central bank decisions in focus: Live updates
New Zealand’s central bank is expected to slash its policy rate by 50 basis points to 4.75%, while the Reserve Bank of India is expected to hold rates at 6.5% Source
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Harris enters the homestretch riding a once-in-a-generation economic upswing
The surprisingly positive jobs report Friday has reinforced growing optimism about the U.S. economy, less than a month before the end of an extremely close presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, and while voters say the economy is a top priority. Nonfarm payrolls added 254,000 jobs in September, while […]
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