S&P 500 record, Japan trade, Tankan

S&P 500 record, Japan trade, Tankan

Cherry trees in bloom near the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, April 7, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose after key U.S. benchmark indexes hit fresh highs overnight as artificial intelligence chip firm Nvidia overtook Microsoft as the most valuable public company. Shares of the chipmaker jumped 3.5% overnight on … Read more

PBOC MLF, China retail sales, unemployment

PBOC MLF, China retail sales, unemployment

A view of high-rise buildings is seen along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, China on July 5, 2023. Ying Tang | NurPhoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are all lower on Monday as the region looks to key economic data out from China. The world’s second-largest economy will release May numbers for its retail sales, … Read more

Asia stock markets live updates: Fed decision, Australia unemployment

Asia stock markets live updates: Fed decision, Australia unemployment

The sails of the Opera House are illuminated with projections on the opening night of Vivid Sydney 2023 in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held the Federal Funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5%, and shifted … Read more

China, India CPI, Fed decision

China, India CPI, Fed decision

Citizens are shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 9, 2024.  Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday, ahead of inflation data from both China and India. Traders in Asia will also look toward the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday stateside, which will come … Read more

S&P, Nasdaq record high, Philippine trade

S&P, Nasdaq record high, Philippine trade

People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024.  Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday, even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached new highs on Wall Street overnight. Traders in Asia will be … Read more

A key inflation gauge in focus

A key inflation gauge in focus

Prices are displayed in a grocery store on February 01, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis 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, no matter where they are. Like … Read more

Stubborn inflation complicates rate-cut plan

Stubborn inflation complicates rate-cut plan

A man shops for fruit at a grocery store on February 01, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis 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, no matter where they … Read more

U.S. labor market is in ‘good shape’

U.S. labor market is in ‘good shape’

A “Hiring” signs at a restaurant in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, June 26, 2023. David Paul Morris | 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. … Read more

No ‘cracks’ in U.S. strong jobs growth

No ‘cracks’ in U.S. strong jobs growth

A “Now Hiring” sign at an Advance Auto Parts store in San Leandro, California, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. David Paul Morris | 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 … Read more

Inflation pressures continue to linger

Inflation pressures continue to linger

Workers assemble printed circuit boards at the Intervala manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release factory orders figures on February 2. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily … Read more