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Asia markets open higher as Trump promises U.S. ‘golden age’ at presidential inauguration
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Asia markets open higher as Trump promises U.S. ‘golden age’ at presidential inauguration

Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning. The best viewpoint and trekking from inwangsan mountain in Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are expected to gain Tuesday, as investors await greater clarity on policies […]

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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains; South Korea unexpectedly keeps rates unchanged
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains; South Korea unexpectedly keeps rates unchanged

People walk inside the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by the intensifying political turmoil over president Yoon Suk Yeol’s role in martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2024. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Thursday, after U.S. markets […]

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Asia markets rise as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment
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Asia markets rise as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment

Pedestrians walk past Japanese national flags decorating a street in the popular tourist area of Ginza as people do last minute shopping before the New Year’s holidays, in central Tokyo on December 30, 2024.  Richard A. Brooks | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Wednesday, following a softer-than-expected inflation data from the U.S. that […]

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Asia-Pacific markets slip as investors assess Japan pay and household spending data
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Asia-Pacific markets slip as investors assess Japan pay and household spending data

A customer places a Japanese 10,000 yen banknote on a checkout counter while making a purchase at an Akidai YK supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 27, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Friday, with investors assessing November pay and household spending out from Japan. Real household spending […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Fed’s inflation worries didn’t bother markets
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CNBC Daily Open: Fed’s inflation worries didn’t bother markets

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, at a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18, 2024. Al Drago | 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 […]

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Asia markets set to fall as inflation worries may impede Fed rate cuts; China inflation data in focus
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Asia markets set to fall as inflation worries may impede Fed rate cuts; China inflation data in focus

Customers shopping for vegetables at a supermarket in Nanjing, China. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Thursday after U.S. stocks ended a choppy session slightly higher as the Federal Reserve meeting minutes signaled interest rates could stay higher for longer due to sticky inflation. Investors in Asia also await […]

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Asia-Pacific markets rise after tech rally lifts Wall Street higher
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after tech rally lifts Wall Street higher

Workers are processing chips at a workshop of an optoelectronic technology company in Huai’an, China, on May 11, 2024.  Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 rebounded after leading losses in Asia on Monday, climbing 0.77%, while the broad-based Topix gained 0.45%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.97%, with chip heavyweights Samsung Electronics and […]

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Asia markets poised to open mixed ahead of key business activity readings from China and India
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Asia markets poised to open mixed ahead of key business activity readings from China and India

Investors are also watching the market reaction in China after the PBOC said over the weekend it would implement a “moderately loose” monetary policy in 2025. Source

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Asia markets begin Christmas week higher; Nissan-Honda merger deal in focus
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Asia markets begin Christmas week higher; Nissan-Honda merger deal in focus

Couple looks at light-emitting diode illuminations ahead of Christmas in Tokyo, Japan Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets started the holiday-shortened Christmas week on a positive note, after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend. On Monday, investors will be looking out for any official announcement related to the merger […]

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CNBC Daily Open: In search of certainty, markets find volatility instead
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CNBC Daily Open: In search of certainty, markets find volatility instead

A television station on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Dec. 18, 2024. Michael Nagel | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open […]

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