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CNBC's flagship show in Europe sets you up with everything you need to know for the European business day. Anchors Steve Sedgwick, Karen Tso and Arabile Gumede engage in unscripted and dynamic debate on the day's top stories. They are joined by leading business executives, policymakers, financial strategists, fund managers and other newsmakers to provide original points of view and instant analysis of the latest business news and key market themes.
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President Trump calls for interests rates to be slashed immediately, helping to push the S&P 500 to a record high. The BoJ raises interest rates to their highest level since 2008 and indicates further hikes will follow. In a video address to the World Economic Forum, President Trump slams the EU for its treatment of the U.S. We hear from the Europe…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk pours cold water on President Trump’s A.I. mega-project Stargate, saying Softbank, Oracle and OpenAI ‘don’t actually have the money’ to realise the plan but Sam Altman hits back asking Musk to put the country’s interests first. Meanwhile at Davos, President Trump’s tariff threats loom large ahead of his special video address to …
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President Trump announces a ‘monumental’ $500bn A.I. infrastructure project called Stargate, backed by OpenAI, Oracle and Japan’s Softbank. Netflix shares soar as price hikes and live events help the streaming giant post a huge beat on subscriber numbers. In Asian markets, Greater China stocks disappoint amid new threats of tariffs coming from the …
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Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, immediately signing off on a flurry of executive orders. He did, however, stop short of launching immediate tariffs on neighbours Canada, Mexico as well as on China. Trump did sign a 75-day reprieve on the ban on TikTok in order to review a deal for the platform. He also signed…
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TikTok is reinstated Stateside following assurances from President-elect Trump who declares the social media giant’s operation as key to U.S. businesses and jobs. Ahead of his inauguration later today, Trump has pledged to sign close to 100 executive orders in his first few hours in office. In the Middle East, Hamas returns 3 October 7th hostages i…
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China posts growth of 5 per cent for 2024, achieving government targets following a strong Q4 which was driven by resilient export numbers and stimulus measures from Beijing. Apple stocks weigh on Wall Street with the iPhone maker suffering its worst session since August on the back of poor sales of its handsets in China. In France, Prime Minister …
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Wall Street enjoys its best session since early November following a weaker-than-expected core CPI print. The Magnificent 7 tech stocks together added more than $550bn in collective market cap. U.S. bank earnings also helped boost indices Stateside with JP Morgan posting record revenues and earnings. Taiwanese chip giant TSMC posts record Q4 profit…
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Tech stocks including Nvidia and Meta drag the Nasdaq into the red for its fifth straight session. Investors now turn their attention to the CPI print following better-than-expected producer price data. In Seoul, police arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol at the second attempt. He is South Korea’s first ever serving leader to be arrested. New …
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Global bonds continue to sell off with the U.S. Treasury bill now hitting a 14-month high. Meanwhile the 10-year JGB yield reaches its highest level since 2011. Wall Street is dragged down by tech stocks to its fourth consecutive session in the red following President Biden’s announcement of new curbs on A.I. chips. The dollar index soars to its hi…
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The dollar index soars to its highest level since late 2022, prompting the PBOC to ramp up efforts in a bid to protect the yuan. Chinese trade data for December beats expectations. Asian equities start the week slowly following Friday’s negative session on Wall Street and the strong December U.S. jobs print. In energy news, Brent rallies to top $81…
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Global markets are spooked by elevated yields with the 10-year Treasury yield sitting at a near-eight month high while UK Treasury seeks to reassure investors rising gilts. In China, yields also rise as the yuan hits a 16-month low. The PBOC moves to suspend treasury buying due to a shortage of available bonds. X owner Elon Musk reiterates his supp…
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The bond market sell-off continues around the world with the benchmark yield rising in the UK, Germany, Japan and the U.S. The 10-year yield is now at its highest level since April 2024. The Chinese economy is struggling against deflation with CPI data plunging to a 5-month low in December. Manufacturing prices remain in deflationary territory for …
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A strengthening services and jobs scenario Stateside again dampens expectations of further Fed rate cuts this year with tech stocks pushing U.S. indices down, with Nvidia hit by profit-taking. In the UK, long-term borrowing costs soar to a 27-year high potentially wiping out under-fire Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ fiscal headroom. Samsung admits it wi…
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