World Markets
CNBC Daily Open: China sets lowest growth target in decades
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on Tehran on March 4, 2026. Atta Kenare | AFP | Getty Images What you need to know today China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest target on record going back to the early 1990s — according […]
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UAE stocks sell off as markets reopen from two-day closure after Iranian strikes
The Damac Heights real estate development, right, in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks listed in Dubai and Abu Dhabi slid on Wednesday, as UAE indexes reopened from a two-day closure that followed Iranian drone and missile strikes on the nation. […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: FTSE 100’s defensive slant comes into its own
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It was no surprise, when equity markets first reacted to news of the strikes on Iran, that the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell by less than all of its major continental European peers. What is often seen as the Footsie’s weakness […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets take a beating despite Trump’s reassurances
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images What you need to know today South Korea’s Kospi recorded its worst day on record, plunging 12% on […]
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European markets set for mixed open as traders track Middle East turmoil
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2026. NYSE LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Wednesday as markets continue to track the war in the Middle East. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.3% higher, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 flat and Italy’s FTSE […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump promises insurance and protection for Gulf shipping
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chancellor Merz (CDU) at the White House. Topics include the war in Iran, the tariff dispute between the EU and the USA, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and China policy. Kay Nietfeld | Picture Alliance | Getty Images What you need to know today […]
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What’s next for global markets as oil surges and stocks plunge on Middle East conflict
Assets from stocks to bonds sold off across the globe on Tuesday, as the intensifying conflict in the Middle East fueled risk-off sentiment. It came as the U.S.-Iran war entered its fourth day , marked by more missile and drone strikes across the region and a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that the conflict […]
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European markets set to slide at the open as geopolitical risks rise
A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. Mohsen Ganji | AP LONDON — European stocks are expected to open firmly in negative territory on Tuesday as the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East continues to weigh on global market sentiment. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening […]
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Asia-Pacific markets extend losses as Iran conflict rages on; oil prices rise
A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Contributor | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower on Tuesday, as the conflict in Iran continues to rage on for a fourth day. Oil prices extended gains after Iran reportedly […]
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European stocks set to slump as markets react to U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran
Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1, 2026, after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed a day earlier in a large U.S. and Israeli attack, prompting a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Iran. Mowj | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to […]
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