U.S. services pace slows slightly

U.S. services pace slows slightly

Shoppers are seen at Whole Foods Market on October 14, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | 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 what you … Read more

What to watch with Fed Chair Powell heading to Capitol Hill Wednesday

What to watch with Fed Chair Powell heading to Capitol Hill Wednesday

Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with markets intent on getting more clarity about how the central bank plans on proceeding with … Read more

Nigeria battles to halt spiraling currency crisis and rising food insecurity

Nigeria battles to halt spiraling currency crisis and rising food insecurity

IBADAN, Nigeria – Feb. 19, 2024: Demonstrators hold placards during a protest against the hike in price and hard living conditions in Ibadan on February 19, 2024. Samuel Alabi | Afp | Getty Images Nigeria is battling to contain a historic currency crisis and soaring inflation, with the International Monetary Fund on Monday warning that … Read more

No rate cuts in 2024?

No rate cuts in 2024?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell takes his seat to testify before a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2023.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

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

Turkish annual inflation soars to 67% in February

Turkish annual inflation soars to 67% in February

The Maslak financial and business center in the Sariyer district of Istanbul. Ayhan Altun | Moment | Getty Images Turkish annual consumer price inflation soared to 67.07% in February, the Turkish Statistical Institute said Monday, coming in above expectations. Analysts polled by Reuters had anticipated annual inflation would climb to 65.7% last month. The combined … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. manufacturing drag continues

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. manufacturing drag continues

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

Wall Street unfazed by hot inflation data

Wall Street unfazed by hot inflation data

Customers shop for produce at the Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 17, 2022. Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via 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 what you see? … Read more

Investors should move out of cash and into fixed income: Strategist

Investors should move out of cash and into fixed income: Strategist

Investors should move out of cash and into fixed income with some duration, said Franklin Templeton’s chief market strategist, Stephen Dover. “Inflation probably won’t get quite as low as market expectations and interest rates won’t drop quite as far as market expectations,” Dover said, adding that “this is is an opportunity, particularly in the fixed … Read more

U.S. Treasury yields following Fed-favored inflation measure

U.S. Treasury yields following Fed-favored inflation measure

U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Thursday after the latest inflation data was in line with predictions. The 10-year Treasury yield fell nearly 4 basis points to 4.236%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury declined almost 2 basis points to 4.629%. Yields and prices have an inverted relationship and one basis point equals 0.01%. January’s … Read more