Japanese yen and U.S. dollar on display in Yichang, Hubei province, Nov 13, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday as investors assessed economic data from China and Australia, while the Japanese yen fell to 151.97 — its weakest level in 34 years against the …
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures are up slightly Tuesday night following a losing session on Wall Street that pulled the indexes further from record levels. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 69 points, or 0.2%. …
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The U.S. has rapidly overwhelmed China as the world’s top spot for millionaires and billionaires, according a new …
Terry Vine | Getty Images Falling fertility rates are set to spark a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years, with major implications for the global economy, according to a new study. By 2050, three-quarters of countries are forecast to fall below the population replacement birth rate of 2.1 …
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 — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 fiscal budget proposal as Republican senators said they feared …
Melbourne city centre skyline alongside the Yarra River. Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Nikkei hit a fresh all-time high as Asia markets climbed after Federal Reserve maintained its forecast for three rate cuts while holding the Federal Funds rate at 5.25%-5.5%. The outlook for three cuts …
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 23, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The S&P 500 was lower on Friday as investors tried to wrap up a volatile week after a string of fresh inflation …
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 7, 2024. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images At Japan’s highly anticipated “shunto” spring wage negotiations this year, the …