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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors assess Japan’s revised GDP, await China inflation data
Tokyo, Japan skyline with the Tokyo Tower Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Monday as traders assessed revised economic growth data from Japan and awaited China’s November inflation data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 opened 0.5% higher, while the Topix gained 0.4%. Japan’s third-quarter GDP was revised to 0.3% on a quarter-on-quarter […]
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Asia markets mostly lower as investors assess Japan spending data; India rate decision in focus
A market in Tokyo in June 2023. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets open mostly lower Friday after Wall Street saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop more than 200 points and S&P 500 retreat from a record high. Traders in Asia assessed household spending data out of Japan. Spending grew 2.9% in […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed after key Wall Street benchmarks hit record highs
Commercial and residential buildings are illuminated at dawn in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. South Korea has prepared a financial support program of 75.9 trillion won ($56.97 billion) for companies increasing investment in key sectors as well as small businesses struggling with the impact of high interest rates. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks start December chilly; Korea stocks tumble on political chaos
The Fearless Girl statue outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 18, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | 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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South Korea stocks down nearly 2% after President Yoon imposes and then lifts martial law
People gather outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Soo-hyeon Kim | Reuters South Korean markets opened lower Wednesday, after a day of political upheaval in South Korea that saw President Yoon Suk Yeol impose and then lift a martial law […]
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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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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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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. inflation edged up but investors have things to be thankful for
Whole turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday are shown for sale in a grocery store in Encinitas, California, U.S., November, 24, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters 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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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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