Japanese equities are extending record highs, fueled by steady inflows from foreign investors and governance reforms. However, risks remain — from political instability to a potential yen spike or U.S. market downturn — but analysts say such shocks are more likely to trigger buying opportunities than end the rally. The Nikkei 225 and broader Topix…
With the long-awaited Federal Reserve rate cut in hand, Wall Street put together a winning week filled with record closes. Even the small-cap Russell 2000 joined the all-time high party for the first time in four years. Where does the market go from here? In a few weeks, we’ll embark on third-quarter earnings season, and…
What do you get for the market that already has everything? All right, maybe not everything, but investors have been blessed with an abundance of advantages and good fundamental fortune, along with the policy help the market both hoped for and expected. The bulls got a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve without much noticeable…
Next week’s inflation data could confirm whether or not the Federal Reserve is making the right move in cutting interest rates this fall. The personal consumption expenditures price index is widely known as the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, and next Friday economists expect the August edition will show that inflation is actually headed higher. That…
European equities were mixed in early trade on Friday, with major indexes struggling to gain momentum. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat by 8:25 a.m. in London (3:25 a.m. ET), with sectors mixed. Regional shares ended Thursday’s session higher, putting the Stoxx 600 index on course to end the week unchanged. U.S. President Donald Trump,…
People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index pared gains to fall 0.59% Friday, after the Bank of Japan kept its policy rate steady at 0.5%, in line with the forecast from a Reuters poll of economists. The benchmark index had hit a fresh record…
Atlantide Phototravel | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Shares of SK Hynix jumped Friday after announcing that it had finished developing HBM4, the latest generation of high-bandwidth memory seen as vital for artificial-intelligence applications. Its shares rose over 7% to hit the highest since 2000 as of 9.40 p.m. ET Wednesday. Elsewhere in Asia, markets…
Shoppers at the new H Mart during their grand opening in Westminster, CA, on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Jeff Gritchen | Medianews Group | Getty Images It was a stellar day for markets as all three major U.S. stock indexes closed at record highs on Wednesday. That’s despite a sharper-than-expected month-on-month growth in U.S. consumer…
Hello, I am Priyanka Salve, CNBC’s senior correspondent for India, writing from Singapore. This week, I look at how global and local electric car makers are betting on the world’s third-largest car market in hopes of capturing the attention — and wallet share — of the Indian middle class. A Tesla Model Y is on…
The US Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House used revised jobs data released Tuesday as fodder to criticize three frequent targets of President Donald Trump: the Bureau of Labor Statistics, former President Joe Biden and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…