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China state planner lays out further actions to boost economy but no new plans for major stimulus
The Chinese national flag flies outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on July 26, 2023. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Zheng Shanjie, chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, on Tuesday pledged a raft of actions to bolster the country’s economy during a highly-anticipated press conference. But he stopped short […]
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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: Fear is the stock killer
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on October 03, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | 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 […]
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European markets turn lower after starting the new trading week with positive momentum
A stock trader looks at his monitors in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Worries about a new coronavirus mutation in southern Africa have dealt a major blow to the German stock market. Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks started the new trading week on a positive […]
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China stocks poised to reopen Tuesday with markets fixated on fiscal stimulus
Visitors walk by a large Chinese national flag painted on the side of a container at an outdoor market during the Golden Week holiday on October 3, 2024 in Beijing, China. China marked its National Day and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic on October 1st. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images […]
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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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China’s stimulus rally has already sent stocks up 25%. And there could be more to come
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 7, 2023 – The Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower, Jinmao Tower and World Financial Center are seen on Lujiazui Street, Shanghai, China, March 7, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China stocks will keep rising after markets in the mainland reopen following the Golden Week break, analysts predicted. […]
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European markets close 1% lower as investors focus on Middle East escalation
Smoke rises from a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike as journalists and local residents visit during a press tour on October 2, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. Daniel Carde | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks ended the day lower on Thursday as conflict in the Middle East weighed on regional investor sentiment. The pan-European […]
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