Japan FX tsar Kanda says speculation behind weak yen, ready to take action
Japan’s top currency diplomat on Monday warned against speculators trying to sell off the yen, saying its weakness did not reflect fundamentals.
Singapore’s former transport minister S Iswaran slapped with 8 new charges
The new charges bring his total amount of charges to 35, including corruption. Iswaran has pleaded not guilty to the earlier 27 charges.
India’s inflation, growth at risk from Red Sea crisis-driven oil price rise, government says
India’s inflation and economic growth face risk due to rising oil prices from disruptions, emphasizing the need to diversify trade routes, said the government.
CNBC Daily Open: No ‘cracks’ in U.S. strong jobs growth
U.S. jobs growth continues to show remarkable resilence despite increasing signs of layoffs.
China faces ‘fork in the road,’ IMF Managing Director Georgieva says, as officials meet CEOs
China needs to “reinvent itself” with economic policies to speed resolution of its property crisis and boost domestic consumption and productivity, IMF said.
Japan bucks private equity slowdown in Asia Pacific with deal value soaring 183% last year
Japan PE deal value surged 183% in 2023 from a year earlier, making it the largest private equity market in Asia Pacific for the first time.
Asia-Pacific markets mostly lower as investors digest inflation data from the region
Inflation data from Australia, and Japan’s capital city of Tokyo — a leading indicator for Japan — is due this week.
These 5 stocks are beating the S&P 500 — and analysts expect them to rise even further
CNBC Pro screened the S&P 500 and the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF for stocks that are beating the market so far this year — and that analysts love.
Here’s where to invest $1 million right now, according to the pros
Recommendations from fund managers and wealth advisors range from tech to AI’s power needs — and a stock portfolio for the “moderately aggressive” investor.
Pope skips homily at start of busy Holy Week during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square
Pope Francis decided last minute to skip his homily, avoiding a strenuous speech at the start of a busy Holy Week that will test his increasingly frail health.
