Diminishing perspective of downtown London skyscrapers Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened broadly higher on Tuesday, as investors reacted to the European Union’s landmark trade deal with India and braced for a flurry of corporate earnings. Twenty minutes into the trading session, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.3% higher, … Read more
LONDON — European stocks advanced on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said a “framework” agreement had been reached over Greenland, and called off imposing escalating tariffs on a group of European countries. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 1.13% higher shortly after the opening bell in London. Global markets are rebounding after Trump announced Wednesday that he … Read more
Greenland is just the latest geopolitical headline that the stock market can get past, when all is said and done, investors say. Stocks tumbled Tuesday, after President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against those European countries opposing the sale of Greenland to the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 870 points, while the … Read more
People celebrate the New Year at a ceremony at the Juyongguan Great Wall section, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing, China, January 1, 2026. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped Monday, as investors assessed threats from the Trump administration toward Greenland over the weekend, as well as key economic data from China … Read more
World Economic Forum security badges Leonie Kidd | CNBC Davos Season I have been going to the World Economic Forum since 2009, when I was a young news assistant on “Squawk Box Europe” and had no idea what I was getting into. Back then, and still now, it is CNBC International’s biggest outside broadcast of … Read more
While the U.S. military operation in Venezuela has spurred concerns around the world over international law violations, global financial markets have appeared unaffected by the developments , even stocks right next door in Latin America’s largest economy. Earlier this month, the U.S. conducted a large-scale attack on Venezuela, during which Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Dec. 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks fell Monday after the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, an apparent escalation by President Donald Trump in his attempt to pressure the central … Read more
Mortgage rates fell sharply on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump said on social media that he is instructing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds. “This will drive Mortgage Rates DOWN, monthly payments DOWN, and make the cost of owning a home more affordable,” he said … Read more
People celebrate the New Year at the Bank of China building in Central in Hong Kong, China, January 1, 2026. Lam Yik | Reuters South Korea’s Kospi hit a new record Friday as Asia-Pacific markets kicked off the new year trading mixed. The Kospi was up 0.65%, and hit a record high. Heavyweight Samsung Electronics … Read more
China is on track to meet its growth target of around 5% this year and will roll out more proactive policies in 2026, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, amplifying promises for more stimulus to power economic growth. China’s gross domestic product is expected to have reached 140 trillion yuan ($20 trillion) this year, with … Read more