Commercial and residential buildings seen from the rooftop of the Lotte Corp. World Tower at sunset in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets took a breather after two straight days of rallies, mirroring moves on Wall Street ahead of first-quarter gross domestic product figures from … Read more
The Federal Reserve will not bring interest rates back down to their post-financial crisis lows, according to veteran investor Howard Marks — and he believes that’s a good thing. “The U.S. economy is doing quite well, and so it’s not clear that it requires stimulus,” Marks told CNBC’s Frank Holland on Tuesday. The current federal … Read more
Buildings in the central business district in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Singapore’s economy expanded by a slightly more modest pace than initially expected in 2023, as manufacturing activity contracted and services growth slowed. Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed after Tuesday’s broad sell-off, with traders watching trade data … Read more
The Bank of Korea will intervene to control currency volatility if needed, the central bank’s chief told CNBC, describing the recent market fluctuations as a little “excessive.” Central bank governor Rhee Chang-yong said external factors are fueling the Korean won‘s movement. “I think the recent movement is a little bit excessive judging from what we … Read more
TOPSHOT – The Apple iPhone 15 series is displayed for sale at The Grove Apple retail store on release day in Los Angeles, California, on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Apple iPhone shipments plunged … Read more
Employees work in the trading room inside the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking head office in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slipped Monday as traders weighed the impact of Iran’s massive drone and missile attacks on Israel over the weekend, with focus also on key … Read more
Australia will launch subsidies and incentives modelled on similar efforts in the United States and Europe to help the giant commodity exporter bolster domestic manufacturing and promote industries it sees as vital to national security. Darrian Traynor | Stringer | Getty Images Australia will launch subsidies and incentives modelled on similar efforts in the United States … Read more
Customers at a fresh food market in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets tumbled after U.S. inflation for March came in hotter than expected, climbing 3.5% on a year-on-year basis and 0.4% higher compared with the previous month. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected a … Read more
NetEase and Microsoft to bring games back to China Chinese internet technology giant NetEase has teamed up with Microsoft to bring back games by Blizzard Entertainment to the world’s second-largest economy. The move comes after the partnership between the two companies was terminated in 2023 by Blizzard, citing disagreement over intellectual property control. The press … Read more
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the bank’s William McChesney Martin building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | 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 … Read more
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25249712/246961_Costa_Rica_Renewables_2_IVargas.jpg)
