World Markets
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’s Nikkei 225 jumps 2.5% as yen weakens
Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg via Getty Images Japan stocks led Asian markets higher Thursday, after Wall Street inched higher amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Japan’s Nikkei […]
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Yale’s Stephen Roach: Markets are in danger of being ‘whipsawed’ by Middle East conflict, U.S. unemployment
01 October 2024, Israel, Tel Aviv: Missiles launched from Iran are seen in the sky over Tel Aviv. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Markets are in danger of being “whipsawed” by the combination of regional conflict in the Middle East and rising unemployment in the United States, says Stephen Roach, senior fellow […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as investors monitor Middle East tensions; Japan’s Nikkei down 1.5%
A MLB store in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Wednesday morning, following a poor start to the trading month on Wall Street that saw major indexes fall amid rising Middle East tensions. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened […]
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European markets kick off October trading on a high note; euro zone inflation data in focus
A shopping street in Steglitz district, Berlin, Germany. Getty Images LONDON — European stocks kicked off October trading in positive territory after ending September on a somber note. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.2% in opening trade, with sectors and major bourses diverging. Tech and travel and leisure stocks led gains, both up 0.44%, […]
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China’s economic woes dampen ‘Golden Week’ holiday travel
Passengers arrive at the Beijing railway station on the first day of peak travel ahead of the National Day holidays in China’s capital city on Sept. 29, 2023. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images China is expecting to see more travelers during Golden Week, but the country’s persistent economic woes will likely continue to […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed after Powell signals smaller rate cuts; China markets closed for holiday
Commercial and residential buildings in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mixed on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the recent outsized cuts enacted by the U.S. central bank should not be interpreted as a sign that future […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Shiny September days for stocks
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters 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 what you see? You can subscribe here. What you […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Stocks are dancing in September
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Andrew Kelly | Reuters 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 what you see? You can subscribe here. What […]
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Japan’s Nikkei set to plunge 6% with Asia markets on course for mixed open ahead of China data
A cycler passes the entrance to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) headquarters building in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo on May 2, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei was set to over plunge 6% Monday while broader Asia markets were on course for a mixed open ahead of key economic […]
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