Asia markets live updates: Japan CPI, Apple lawsuit
A customer picks up a seasoning at a supermarket in Tokyo on February 27, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Nikkei 225 crossed 41,000 to hit a fresh …
Economic events
Yellen defends Biden budget against GOP senators’ fears of tax hikes
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the 2025 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters WASHINGTON …
Gold prices have been hitting record highs — here’s why the rally is far from over
People browsing gold jewelry in Istanbul. Burak Kara | Getty Images News | Getty Images The rally in gold continues with prices hitting an all-time high on Thursday — and …
Fed decision, Japan tankan, Australia PMI
Melbourne city centre skyline alongside the Yarra River. Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Japan’s markets hit a fresh all-time high as Asia markets climbed after Federal …
BOJ ends the world’s only negative rates regime in a landmark move
An editorial montage of the Japan flag and Japanese yen cash bank notes Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the …
BOJ rate decision, RBA rate meeting
Fidelity International to cut 16% of China unit staff, Longi lays off 5% of employees: Reuters Fund manager Fidelity International is planning to lay off 20 people at its main …
U.S. consumer sentiment stays steady
Shoppers are seen at Whole Foods Market on October 14, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our …
China retail sales, industrial data for first 2 months beats expectations
High-rise residential and commercial buildings are being constructed near Dongyu Road, Qiantan, in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China, on March 15, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images …
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures edged higher Friday as investors tried to wrap up a big week of inflation data on a …
Why Japan’s ‘shunto’ wage negotiations are important
Akihiko Matsuura, president of UA Zensen, second left, raises his fist with members of the union during a rally for the annual wage negotiations in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, March …