World Markets
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. markets slump as Trump dismisses economic fears
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images CNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors […]
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Asia-Pacific markets slide following selloff in U.S. markets; Nikkei 225 falls 2%
A man looks at an electronic board displaying stock prices of the Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slid on Tuesday, tracking losses in the U.S. following anxiety over tariff policy and a potential recession in the world’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The impact of Trump policies will affect Fed’s interest rate moves
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the 2025 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum on March 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for February was weaker than expected, but the silver lining is that the number of jobs added for the month […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The effect of Trump policies will sway Fed’s interest rate moves
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters What you need to know today Signs of deflation in ChinaChina’s national consumer price index fell by 0.7% […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after a volatile trading week
Stanley Chen Xi, Landscape And Architecture Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday after a volatile trading week around the world. U.S. stocks — which are expected to open lower on Monday — have been on a roller-coaster ride since the start of the month given uncertainty surrounding U.S. President […]
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Trump 2.0 is leaving investors ‘overwhelmed’ — and strategists warn the volatility isn’t over
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed a series of executive orders, including lifting 25% tariffs for all goods compliant under USMCA trade agreement. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global markets have been […]
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Japan’s 30-year bond yield hits highest level since 2008; Nikkei leads Asia losses
A drone view shows containers and cargo ships at a port in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, on Feb. 4, 2025. China Daily | Via Reuters Asia-Pacific markets fell on Friday, with yields on long-term Japanese government bonds hitting levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. The moves in Asia markets mirrored losses on Wall […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump paused tariffs for some imports — but Nasdaq enters correction territory
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his tariff pause to goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, so long as they satisfy terms of the […]
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Global bonds sell off as investors react to Trump’s tariffs and a German ‘paradigm shift’
Traders across the globe are monitoring updates to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Government borrowing costs rose across the globe on Thursday, with German bonds resuming the sell-off that sparked the biggest daily jump in yields since the country’s reunification 35 years ago. Bond prices and yields move in […]
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China’s growth goal will need much stronger stimulus if U.S. trade war intensifies, economists say
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands to leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 5, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Chinese leadership took on a hefty task by setting an ambitious growth target this year but Beijing may yet need much […]
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