U.S. presidential debate, South Korea unemployment

U.S. presidential debate, South Korea unemployment

The upscale shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 4, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower on Wednesday, despite gains on Wall Street ahead of the U.S. August consumer inflation report due Wednesday. Traders in Asia parsed key economic data from Japan and South Korea. South Korea reported … Read more

Did Apple’s shiny new things uplift markets?

Did Apple’s shiny new things uplift markets?

Attendees inspect the new iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California.  Justin Sullivan | 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 … Read more

Asia-Pacific stocks to open higher following Wall Street’s rebound

Asia-Pacific stocks to open higher following Wall Street’s rebound

Sunrise around the Bund river district on November 02, 2023 in Shanghai, China. James D. Morgan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rebound from their worst week of the year. The … Read more

stocks, news, data and earnings

stocks, news, data and earnings

Crowds of shoppers and visitors out on Oxford Street on 28th August 2024 in London, United Kingdom.  Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were higher on Monday, shrugging off more negative sentiment on Wall Street and in Asia-Pacific markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.67% by 8:41 … Read more

Markets aren’t a good barometer for the economy

Markets aren’t a good barometer for the economy

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 4, 2024. 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 … Read more

Japan Q2 GDP, China CPI

Japan Q2 GDP, China CPI

People look at the city’s skyline from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck in Tokyo on August 14, 2024.  Philip Fong | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading losses in the region, following the weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 142,000 missing … Read more

U.S. jobs report, Volvo Cars, A350 inspections

U.S. jobs report, Volvo Cars, A350 inspections

LONDON — European stocks closed lower Friday afternoon, paring earlier gains after a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report clouded global sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 1.15%, with all major bourses and almost all sectors ending in the red. Tech and mining stocks saw the biggest losses, shedding 2.39% and 2.41%, respectively. Health … Read more

The Fed won’t go for a 50 basis points jumbo rate cut

The Fed won’t go for a 50 basis points jumbo rate cut

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the release of the Fed policy decision to leave interest rates unchanged, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters As investors await the upcoming rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve this month, Carl Weinberg … Read more

Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing

Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing

This picture taken on May 1, 2024 shows professors and students looking at a Minimal Fab, a small-scale semiconductor factory that does not require a clean room, at Tokyo University in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images) Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japanese semiconductor equipment … Read more

Slow hiring doesn’t mean increased layoffs

Slow hiring doesn’t mean increased layoffs

People walk through a Manhattan mall on July 05, 2024 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, no matter where they are. Like … Read more