Some aren’t convinced of a soft landing

Some aren’t convinced of a soft landing

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 18, 2024 in New York City. Stephanie Keith | 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. … Read more

China’s youth unemployment hits fresh high in August as economy slows

China’s youth unemployment hits fresh high in August as economy slows

A job fair in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing on April 11, 2023. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s youth unemployment rate in August rose to the highest level since the new system of record-keeping began in December, driven by an economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies, according to analysts. The jobless rate for … Read more

China stimulus calls are growing louder, at home and abroad

China stimulus calls are growing louder, at home and abroad

Local residents with umbrellas walk out of a metro station in rain during morning rush hour on September 20, 2024 in Beijing, China.  China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — More economists are calling for China to stimulate growth, including those based inside the country. China should issue at least … Read more

What normalizing the yield curve means — and why investors should care

What normalizing the yield curve means — and why investors should care

The Federal Reserve kicked off its much-anticipated easing campaign this week — its first in four years — which means cheaper rates on most kinds of consumer loans, including auto loans and mortgages. It also means lots of talk from the experts about “normalizing the yield curve” in the bond market — meaning getting back to … Read more

China to Mexico trade ‘back door’ booms in Trump, Biden tariff era

China to Mexico trade ‘back door’ booms in Trump, Biden tariff era

A freight train carries cargo shipping containers in the El Paso Sector along the US-Mexico border between New Mexico and Chihuahua state on December 9, 2021 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images New data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough … Read more

Will India’s lofty manufacturing ambitions bear fruit?

Will India’s lofty manufacturing ambitions bear fruit?

High angle view of female workers showing printed garment to inspector at textile factory Triloks | E+ | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? … Read more

Ray Dalio says the Fed faces a tough balancing act

Ray Dalio says the Fed faces a tough balancing act

Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates co-chairman and co-chief investment officer, speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference. Brendan McDermid | Reuters As the U.S. Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate cut since the early Covid pandemic, billionaire investor Ray Dalio flagged that the U.S. economy still faces an “enormous amount of debt.” … Read more

How Federal Reserve interest rate cuts affect the global economy

How Federal Reserve interest rate cuts affect the global economy

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions can influence the trajectory of the U.S. economy. “The U.S. economy’s stature is one of the key drivers of the importance of the Fed,” said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon. “The [U.S.] economy remains one of the largest economies in the world, and certainly of late, one of … Read more

Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race

Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2024.  Tom Brenner | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that Wednesday’s larger-than-expected interest rate cut may have a limited effect on the presidential race … Read more

Frustrated millennials across the U.S. struggle to afford homes

Frustrated millennials across the U.S. struggle to afford homes

Kelcie Lesko and Tim Khalil remember the moment when they gave up on buying their first home. It was June 2023, when U.S. homebuyers were scrambling to beat out rising mortgage rates and snatch up what they could from a limited number of units on the market. Amid soaring house prices, many buyers made all-cash … Read more