CNBC Daily Open: Are markets too optimistic?

CNBC Daily Open: Are markets too optimistic?

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 04, 2023 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 … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Are markets overly optimistic?

CNBC Daily Open: Are markets overly optimistic?

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 1, 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

Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

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. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Oct. 4, … Read more

Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

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. Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March … 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

Warren warns Powell against weakening Basel III Endgame regulations

Warren warns Powell against weakening Basel III Endgame regulations

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia, in the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 26, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is accusing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome … Read more

Immigrants help keep job growth high as inflation cools

Immigrants help keep job growth high as inflation cools

U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Immigration — both authorized and unauthorized — has helped the U.S. job market sustain a fiery run in recent months without reigniting inflation, economists and analysts say. The effect … Read more

9 stocks that can benefit from Fed interest rate cuts

9 stocks that can benefit from Fed interest rate cuts

The S & P 500 and Nasdaq extended their record rallies this week following cooler-than-expected consumer inflation data Wednesday morning. While Fed rate cuts would likely benefit the overall stock market, several names in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio — from housing plays to autos to biotech — could really get a boost. Connecting the … Read more

Biden cheers cooling inflation ahead of key Fed interest rate decision

Biden cheers cooling inflation ahead of key Fed interest rate decision

President Joe Biden on Wednesday took a victory lap on the latest inflation report, which found that consumer prices did not rise in May over their April levels, marking the first time since 2022 that U.S. month-over-month inflation has remained flat. “Prices are still too high, but today’s report shows welcome progress on lowering inflation,” … Read more

Fed meeting and inflation report both hit Wednesday, and the impact could be huge

Fed meeting and inflation report both hit Wednesday, and the impact could be huge

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the conference celebrating the Centennial of the Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington D.C., United States on November 08, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Wednesday is … Read more