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CNBC Daily Open: Trump doubles down on criticism of jobs report — but markets bounce back
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters near Air Force One at the the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July’s jobs report revised previous months’ figures down so dramatically that U.S. President Donald Trump called it “RIGGED” and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: That’s not how revisions to jobs numbers work
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on August 1, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images After U.S. jobs figures for May and June were revised significantly downward by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — slashing a combined 258,000 from previous figures — President Donald […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks set to slip as investors weigh tariffs, OPEC+ output hike
Investors will be keeping a watch on oil prices after OPEC+ agreed to raise production to 547,000 barrels per day in September. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s (new) new tariff rates are here (again)
US President Donald Trump points as he speaks after signing an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The first time U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his “reciprocal” tariffs on […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall after Trump modifies tariff rates
Asia-Pacific markets start the day lower Asia-Pacific markets started the day lower Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark fell 0.65%, while the broader Topix index was flat as of 8:15 a.m. Singapore time (8:15 p.m. ET Thursday). In South Korea, the Kospi index dropped 1.73%, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined by 2.1%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Is India the first to face Trump’s ‘secondary’ tariff on Russia?
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump during the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images In the frenzied run-up to Friday, Aug. 1 — the day when U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs come into effect (no more […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The tariff rate you get is not just about your trade policies
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images In the frenzied run-up to Friday, August 1— the day when U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs come into effect (no […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess U.S.’ 15% tariffs on South Korea; await Bank of Japan’s rate decision
Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixed Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark moved up 0.21% while the broader Topix index ticked up 0.28%, as of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time (8.10 p.m. ET Wednesday). In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.14% while the small-cap Kosdaq was flat. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark fell […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Time’s running out before April tariffs boomerang on China
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng leaves Lancaster House, on the second day scheduled for trade talks between the U.S. and China, in London, Britain, June 10, 2025. Toby Melville | Reuters The much-anticipated U.S.-China trade talks in Sweden turned out to be a letdown after they concluded Tuesday with no trade truce extension. Why? Any […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Boomerang tariffs ahead?
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer address a press conference in Rosenbad after the trade talks between the US and China concluded, in Stockholm, Sweden on July 29, 2025. Magnus Lejhall | Afp | Getty Images The much-anticipated U.S.-China trade talks in Sweden turned out to be a letdown […]
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