Early signs of cooling in the still-hot jobs market

A ‘now hiring’ sign is displayed in a retail store in Manhattan on January 05, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where … Read more

Investors are bullish on Asia in 2024. Here’s what to look out for

A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. The expansion of Israel’s ground operations in Gaza added more pressure to global markets as investors prepare for a busy week packed with major central … Read more

Stock Markets: Holiday cheer uplifts markets

Santa Claus looks on at the 98th Annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange on December 1, 2021 in New York. Bryan R. Smith | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on … Read more

Stock Markets: Inflation mission accomplished?

A customer shops for milk at a grocery store on December 12, 2023 in San Anselmo, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter … Read more

Asian family offices bet big on risk — but that could be changing

Singapore city skyline on September 18, 2016. Rustam Azmi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia’s family offices used to have a far bigger appetite for risks compared to their global counterparts — but that could be changing, according to a recent survey. A Citi Private Bank global survey in the third quarter of … Read more

India overtakes Hong Kong to become world’s seventh largest stock market

A security guard walks past the National Stock Exchange of India building in Mumbai, India. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s stock market value has overtaken Hong Kong’s to become the seventh largest in the world as optimism about the country’s economic prospects grow. As of the end of November, the total market … Read more

Hong Kong’s IPO market is still in a slump despite an expected rebound

Hong Kong Street Scene, Mongkok District with busses Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Hong Kong’s initial public listing market remains in a slump, even as analysts predicted a market rebound in the second half of the year. “The Hong Kong market has not recovered as much as we would like,” Irene Chu, partner at … Read more

Tencent-backed J&T Express fell in Hong Kong IPO debut

Courier handing over package asking female customer to do electronic signature, delivering, receiving, efficiency 10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Shares of Indonesia’s J&T Express fell 1.33% when it went public on Friday. The logistics service provider traded at 11.84 Hong Kong dollars ($1.51) on Friday morning, after opening at HK$12. The HK$3.92 billion … Read more

China’s 1 trillion yuan debt plan isn’t necessarily such a big deal

A clerk of ICBC bank counts Chinese 100 yuan at its branch in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese authorities late Tuesday announced one of the biggest changes to the national budget in years, along with the issuance of 1 trillion yuan in ($137 billion) in government bonds. But state media made it … Read more

Country Garden draws closer to debt deadline, as default risk looms

Country Garden shares tumbled to fresh eight-month lows Monday, extending losses on renewed debt fears for the Chinese property sector. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images All of Country Garden’s offshore debt could potentially be in default if the Chinese property developer fails to make a $15 million coupon payment on Tuesday, which … Read more