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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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The Federal Reserve keeps rates on hold as anticipated. Chairman Jerome Powell signalled he was easing off on the growth forecast and slightly raising inflation projections. However, markets shrugged off any concerns and now expect two more potential rate cuts this year. The PBOC also maintains rates for the fifth straight month with the BoE and th…
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Germany pass historic debt reform in the Bundestag, launching a fiscal bazooka of infrastructure and defence spending. Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz says the move will help create a new European security alliance. Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a near-two hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and agrees to cease attacks on…
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Israel shatters the ceasefire with Hamas - launching air strikes on dozens of targets in Gaza and killing hundreds. U.S. retail sales rise less than expected, adding to concerns about the state of the U.S. consumer - as the OECD warns of slowing global growth. Elsewhere Germany's Bundestag is expected to shake off the country's fiscal shackles toda…
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Asian equities are in the green as Chinese demand surges in the face of U.S. tariffs. Authorities in Beijing have pledged further moves to revive consumption. In the U.S., futures slip again. The Dow suffers its worst week since 2023. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells NBC News that he remains unfazed by market turmoil. President Trump say…
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President Trump threatens to slap the EU with a 200 per cent tariff on imported alcohol and says he will not bend on Canadian autos and metals tariffs. The jitters felt on Wall Street this week sees the S&P 500 in correction territory. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells CNBC he is unfazed by short-term market volatility. Russian President …
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President Trump pledges to introduce ore tariffs as the U.S.’s trading partners hit back against levies focused on steel and aluminium imports. A soft inflation report prompts investors to buy up the recent tech dip which eases market jitters about the health of the American economy. The U.S. deficit reached $1.15tn in the first 5 months of the Ame…
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The European Union responds to President Trump’s tariffs hitting back with its own set of counter-measures worth €26bn. We are live in Singapore at CNBC’s inaugural Converge Live conference where billionaire investor Ray Dalio tells us the tariffs will cause confrontations between nations. Also at Converge Live, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says the i…
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U.S. tech stocks suffer a $1tn wipeout as Trump tariffs and recession concerns trigger a massive repricing move. Tesla shares fall 15 per cent during its worst session since September 2020. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks and says Kyiv will have to accept Russian control of some of its ter…
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. economy requires time to transition and says that a recession is still a possibility. Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney wins the race to become Canadian Prime Minister and immediately slams Trump’s tariff policies against his country. The CDU and SPD will enter coalition talks following agreement on se…
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President Trump signs an executive order to delay certain tariff measures on both Canada and Mexico, claiming the volte-face is unrelated to market reaction. Tech stocks lead tariff-related losses on Wall Street with U.S. equities suffering their worst trading week of the year so far. We are live in Brussels where EU leaders agree on defence spendi…
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Automakers are handed a one-month postponement of tariffs on Canada and Mexico by U.S. President Trump with his administration dangling the prospect of further sector-specific exemptions. Investor sentiment lifts slightly on Wall Street as a result and Asia equities follow suit. French President Emmanuel Macron says he could extend his country’s nu…
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President Trump makes the longest joint address to Congress in U.S. history, touting his administration’s achievements so far on immigration, government expenditure and upcoming trade measures. Tariff fears are reflected in the U.S. markets with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq seeing their post-election gains cancelled out. In Beijing, the NPC warns of chan…
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President Trump’s tariffs come into effect hitting imports from Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent levies. China receives an additional 10 per cent. Both China and Canada immediately respond with counter-tariffs, digging in for what could be a bitter trade war. Tech stocks retreat with Nvidia seeing almost $300bn wiped from its market cap. Meanwhil…
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