Geopolitical tensions and global growth outlook to give crude oil price direction in 2024

Geopolitical tensions and global growth outlook to give crude oil price direction in 2024

Despite repeated OPEC plus output cuts and Israel-Hamas conflict, oil prices shed more than 13 percent in 2023 against its previous year’s average price. However, prices exhibited a varied move throughout the year driven by multiple factors that affected its fundamentals. US NYMEX oil started at nearly $80 a barrel in 2023 but pushed down … Read more

Tesla shares: Tesla shares drop on plant shutdown due to Red Sea attacks

Tesla shares: Tesla shares drop on plant shutdown due to Red Sea attacks

Tesla shares dropped in trade after the carmaker said its lone European factory will be disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea. It also cut car prices in China. The company reduced starting prices of the Model 3 sedan by 5.9% to 245,900 yuan ($34,300) and marked down the Model Y sport utility vehicle by … Read more

kia sonet facelift price: Kia reveals prices for Sonet facelift compact SUV: Here is the full variant-wise price list, features

kia sonet facelift price: Kia reveals prices for Sonet facelift compact SUV: Here is the full variant-wise price list, features

Kia Motors has revealed the prices for the highly anticipated facelifted Sonet compact SUV in India. The model is available at an introductory price starting from Rs 7.99 lakh for the base variant and going up to Rs 15.69 lakh for the top-of-the-line X-Line trim. The updated Sonet offers a total of 19 variants to … Read more

Stock Markets: That sticky inflation

Stock Markets: That sticky inflation

Consumers shop for groceries at a retail chain store in Rosemead, California, on December 12, 2023.  Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, 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. Treasury yields ahead of consumer inflation report

U.S. Treasury yields ahead of consumer inflation report

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose above 4.06% Thursday after the latest inflation reading came in hotter than expected, pushing expectations for an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve further out. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose more than 3 basis points at 4.062%. It has been hovering around the 4% mark … Read more

Turkish lira hits fresh record low against the U.S. dollar

Turkish lira hits fresh record low against the U.S. dollar

Vanishing Turkish Currency: 1 Turkish Lira with the Portrait of Kemal AtatürkTurkish Manuel Augusto Moreno | Moment | Getty Images The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback just before noon local time. It marks the first time that the lira has broken … Read more

The long-awaited bitcoin stamp of approval

The long-awaited bitcoin stamp of approval

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 16, 2023.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, 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

Stock Markets: Bitcoin’s badge of honor

Stock Markets: Bitcoin’s badge of honor

A Bitcoin logo on a screen in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, 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

Thursday’s inflation report could challenge the market outlook for big Fed rate cuts

Thursday’s inflation report could challenge the market outlook for big Fed rate cuts

Consumers shop at a retail chain store in Rosemead, California, on December 12, 2023.  Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Economists expect that inflation nudged higher in December, a trend that could call into question the market’s eager anticipation that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates this year. The consumer price index, … Read more

An unpleasant surprise for crypto bros

An unpleasant surprise for crypto bros

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, 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. What you need to know today Bitcoin slides after … Read more