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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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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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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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Mainland China markets open sharply higher, extending stimulus rally after weeklong break; Hong Kong plunges
A customer watches stock market at a stock exchange in Hangzhou, China, on September 27, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Chinese markets skyrocketed over 10% at the open Tuesday, after coming back from the Golden Week holiday as the rally from Beijing’s stimulus measures continued. The CSI 300 index was up […]
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CNBC Daily Open: September’s blockbuster jobs report changes the calculus
More than 75 employers were taking resumes and talking to prospective new hires at a career fair in Lake Forest, CA on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Paul Bersebach | Medianews Group | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on […]
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Japan’s Nikkei rises over 2% as Asia markets climb; central bank decisions in focus this week
In a photo taken on November 4, 2019 a subway train crosses a rail bridge over the Han river, before the skyline of the Yeouido business district of Seoul. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Monday, led by Japan’s Nikkei 225 rising almost 2% as investors look ahead to […]
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba asks ministers to craft economic relief package to cushion inflation impact
TOKYO, JAPAN – OCTOBER 1: Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the prime minister’s office on October 1, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuichi Yamazaki | Getty Images News | Getty Images Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he has asked ministers to formulate an economic relief package to ease the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Buffeted by Middle East, propelled by China
Customers at a restaurants on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Qilai Shen | 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 […]
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Japan still expected to stick to hiking cycle despite PM Ishiba’s dovish turn
Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes arranged in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Shoko Takayasu, Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Despite dovish comments from Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leading to a sharp plunge in the yen, market analysts aren’t budging from their Bank of Japan policy expectations for the longer term. The yen […]
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