India central bank policymakers divided over rate-growth debate

India central bank policymakers divided over rate-growth debate

A consensus appears to be emerging among the external members of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee that high interest rates are damaging to economic growth, a sign that the debate over the timing of any easing is intensifying. Jayanth Rama Varma and Ashima Goyal voted at the June meeting for a rate … Read more

Dow up as banks, energy stocks rise; Nvidia sinks

Dow up as banks, energy stocks rise; Nvidia sinks

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Sept. 28, 2023. 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 … Read more

Dow posts best week since May, Tesla cuts 14% of workforce

Dow posts best week since May, Tesla cuts 14% of workforce

Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 6, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | 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 … Read more

Kyla Scanlon on Gen Z’s divided investing attitudes

Kyla Scanlon on Gen Z’s divided investing attitudes

Economic commentator Kyla Scanlon is noticing a potentially worrying trend in the investing outlook among younger generations. “It’s a bifurcated world,” she told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.  Scanlon, 26, who rose to prominence through her social media videos on the market and economy, explained why some members of Generation Z are aggressively saving for … Read more

S&P 500 briefly crosses 5,500, closes lower

S&P 500 briefly crosses 5,500, closes lower

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | 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 … Read more

S&P 500 crosses 5,500 level before erasing gains

S&P 500 crosses 5,500 level before erasing gains

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Feb. 29, 2024. 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 matter where they are. … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Russia-North Korea defense pact

CNBC Daily Open: Russia-North Korea defense pact

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 30, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | 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, … Read more

China central bank boss says no major stimulus to boost economy

China central bank boss says no major stimulus to boost economy

The head of China’s central bank said on Wednesday that the economy still faced many challenges, but warned authorities would not resort to huge stimulus measures and instead exercise moderation. The country’s recovery from the impact of Covid has slowed in the months since it abruptly lifted tough restrictions in late 2022, with a property … Read more

Nvidia unseats Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

CNBC Daily Open: Russia-North Korea defense pact

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Dec. 13, 2023. 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. … Read more

Economist Sahm, who devised recession rule, says the Fed is ‘playing with fire’

Economist Sahm, who devised recession rule, says the Fed is ‘playing with fire’

Economist Claudia Sahm on CNBC’s The Exchange. CNBC The Federal Reserve is risking tipping the economy into contraction by not cutting interest rates now, according to the author of a time-tested rule for when recessions happen. Economist Claudia Sahm has shown that when the unemployment rate’s three-month average is half a percentage point higher than … Read more