Asia stock markets: Australia CPI, Tokyo CPI

Asia stock markets: Australia CPI, Tokyo CPI

A cafe at the Royal Arcade, Bourke Street Mall, in Melbourne, Australia. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Monday, ahead of inflation data from Australia and Japan later this week. Special attention will be paid to Australia’s May consumer price index figures on Wednesday, after Reserve Bank of … 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

S&P crosses 5,500, Japan CPI

S&P crosses 5,500, Japan CPI

Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed as Japan’s May core inflation data came in slightly cooler than expected. The country’s core inflation rate — which strips out prices of … Read more

China keeps LPR steady, New Zealand exits recession

China keeps LPR steady, New Zealand exits recession

Workers at the construction site of resettlement housing in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 17, 2024.  Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Thursday as China kept its one- and five-year loan prime rates unchanged. The one-year loan prime rate serves as a benchmark for most corporate … 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

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

stocks, news and UK inflation data

stocks, news and UK inflation data

Shoppers pass along the main high street in Whitstable, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks moved lower on Wednesday, losing the positive momentum seen during the previous trading session. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.18% by 8:22 a.m. London time, with all major bourses and most sectors in the … Read more

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

Treasury yields retreat as weak retail sales raise concerns about consumer

Treasury yields retreat as weak retail sales raise concerns about consumer

U.S. Treasury bond yields fell on Tuesday after a cool reading for May retail sales raised concerns about the strength of the economy. The 10-year Treasury yield was more than 6 basis points lower at 4.215%. The 2-year Treasury note yield was down more than 5 basis points at 4.708%. Yields and prices move in … Read more