Japan household spending, U.S. nonfarm payrolls

Japan household spending, U.S. nonfarm payrolls

 Office workers cross the street at lunch time near Tokyo Station on Oct. 20, 2022. Stanislav Kogiku | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Friday as investors brace for a crucial jobs report from the U.S. and digest household spending data from Japan. Japan’s household spending data for July … Read more

Rate cuts need to start before inflation’s 2%

Rate cuts need to start before inflation’s 2%

A ‘Now Hiring’ sign posted on the window of a business looking to hire workers on May 05, 2023 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | 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 … Read more

Can’t wait until 2% to start cutting rates

Can’t wait until 2% to start cutting rates

A “Now Hiring” sign is displayed on a storefront in Adams Morgan Neighborhood on October 07, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | 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

Japan pay data, Australia trade, Singapore retail sales

Japan pay data, Australia trade, Singapore retail sales

The World’s busiest pedestrian crossing © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly set to open lower on Thursday, extending losses as both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped for a second straight day. “Investors are a bit on edge; it’s a low-conviction trade. Everyone’s waiting for this Friday employment … Read more

stocks watched after Wall Street rout, data in focus

stocks watched after Wall Street rout, data in focus

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 30, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks tumbled in morning deals Wednesday, following losses on Wall Street and in Asia-Pacific markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 1.15% lower at 9:11 a.m. in London, … Read more

Nvidia sinks and data’s weak, but hold on

Nvidia sinks and data’s weak, but hold on

The Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.  Loren Elliott | 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. Like what you see? … Read more

Nvidia sell-off, weak U.S. data, Australia GDP

Nvidia sell-off, weak U.S. data, Australia GDP

A wafer of DISCO Corporation is pictured at the company’s booth at the Semicon Japan exhibition in Tokyo on December 16, 2022. Yuichi Yamazaki | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street after and tech stocks sold off and weak U.S. economic data sparked recession … Read more

South Korea inflation hits 42-month low

South Korea inflation hits 42-month low

A MLB store in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Tuesday as investors assess South Korea’s August inflation numbers, which eased to its lowest level on a year-on-year basis since March 2021. The country’s consumer price index … Read more

Bitcoin isn’t really a currency (yet)

Bitcoin isn’t really a currency (yet)

People walk past a neon sign advertising a Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto currency exchange in Warsaw, Poland on 19 May, 2024.  Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | 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

Sustainable investors appear more comfortable with defense stocks

Sustainable investors appear more comfortable with defense stocks

CEO of Swedish defence and security company Saab, Micael Johansson, speaks during the presentation of Saab’s interim report on February 9, 2024 in Stockholm. Jessica Gow | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in a profound shift in the way defense stocks are viewed by mission-driven fund managers, according to … Read more