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Piper Sandler's Craig Johnson, Stifel's Brian Gardner and Wedbush's Joel Kulina weigh in on the major topics of the day, including the dollar's weakness, how that's playing in Washington and on Wall Street, and how it may impact earnings season.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is approaching the 50,000-point milestone, just under two years after the index topped 40,000 for the first time in May 2024. The Dow increased by just 9 points to 49,168 as of Wednesday morning.
US equities advanced on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 reaching the 7,000 level for the first time, as investors positioned ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and a slate of earnings reports from major technology companies. The benchmark index rose 0.3% and touched an intraday high of 7,002.
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Excessive regulation is hurting European financial markets and local fund managers, favouring the spread of passive investing dominated by large U.S. players, the head of French asset manager BDL Capital Management said on Wednesday.
The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday after President Donald Trump insisted the currency — which declined notably last year — is doing "great." Nela Richardson, ADP's chief economist, told CNBC the decline of the dollar is a "double-edged sword" and a "sign of the fraying" of the economic picture.
U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
UnitedHealth (UNH) and peers face significant margin risk after the CMS's 2027 Medicare Advantage rate proposal fell short of market expectations. The proposed 0.09% average revenue update, well below medical cost trends, threatens benefit funding and pressures managed care profitability.
Danielle DiMartino Booth visits the NYSE set to preview the upcoming rate decision from the Federal Reserve. She admits "nervousness" surrounding the Fed as the narrative around replacing Jerome Powell has taken center stage.
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The paint is still drying from the last government shutdown at the end of 2025, yet the political sphere is barreling towards another shutdown this month. With days left for lawmakers to reach a deal, odds of a shutdown have significantly increased in recent days.
Economic growth remains above trend, fueled by top 10% household spending and record financial market wealth despite plummeting consumer confidence. Consumer spending is resilient, with Redbook Same-Store Sales Index showing 5.5% year-over-year growth, but this is increasingly reliant on market performance.
Kevin Green underlines the day's upside potential move to $7035 but also circles potential downside to $6950 as investors prepare for the latest FOMC decision as well as earnings from megacap tech names. Premarket movers included ASML (ASML) and Seagate (STX).
The UN Goodwill Ambassador for IFAD, advocate for rural women and co-founder of skincare brand S'ABLE Labs and Alvaro Lario, President of IFAD, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, join CNBC's Tania Bryer at the World Economic Forum to discuss the investment potential in rural transformation.
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he didn't think the US dollar had weakened excessively, sending the currency to its deepest one-day drop since last year's tariff rollout. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television.
‘A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money,' says President Donald Trump.
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Russia's naphtha exports to Asia are set to fall in January, with volumes in storage swelling as U.S. sanctions pressure key buyers including Taiwan, India and Venezuela, forcing Moscow to seek new markets, traders and analysts said.
Irish retail sales volumes fell 0.1% year-on-year in December, the first annual decline in nine months and a dramatic drop from revised annual growth of 2.1% the previous month, Central Statistics Office data showed on Wednesday.
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The UK's blue-chip index declined on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in banks and healthcare stocks, as investors parsed corporate earnings and awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision.
The U.S. is yet to respond to the EU and India signing off on a long-awaited trade deal on Tuesday. Trump's "America First" trade policy could be starting to backfire as nations pursue their own bilateral trade deals.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., applauded President Donald Trump for keeping his promises on securing the border and bringing down inflation on ‘The Bottom Line.
It's the first Fed day of 2026, and Chair Jerome Powell is in the hot seat. Central bank leaders will announce their January interest rate decision at 2 p.m.
Still-elevated inflation and a labor market that has weakened but not collapsed are the main reasons the Federal Reserve is widely expected to wrap up its two-day meeting Wednesday with a hold on the U.S. policy rate.
There's a sense of crisis hanging over the US dollar - and it has consequences for all of us.
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Dollar drops against basket of currencies after Donald Trump brushed off concerns over slide
The central bank was closely monitoring the appreciation of the euro, which could potentially reduce inflation across the bloc, the Governor of the Bank of France said.
The Trump administration has unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Federal Reserve, including a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome H. Powell.
The central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a series of reductions in the latter half of 2025. The big question is how long the pause will last.
Global markets were mixed as U.S. futures largely gained, with anticipation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments overshadowed by the dollar's continued selloff.
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." Chapters: 00:00:00 - MLIV 00:00:01 - Trump Comments on Weaker US Dollar 00:01:36 - Market Risk Level 00:02:38 - JGBs, Japanese Yen -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?
ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson joins Squawk Box Europe, discussing the consequences of dollar weakness, the state of the jobs market, and the path ahead for the Federal Reserve.
Germany's financial regulator BaFin said there was a risk that markets could question the role of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.
Dollar steadies after sliding on Tuesday; global chip stocks rise
Chinese humanoid robot company LimX Dynamics is in talks with U.S. business partners, the startup's founder Will Zhang said in an exclusive interview. As it moves towards global markets, the Shenzhen-based startup is about to close a funding round with its first foreign backer, from the Middle East, Zhang said.
The improvement was driven by a jump in economic and income expectations, as well as a higher willingness to buy among consumers, according to the survey.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is weighing a mid-June 2026 initial public offering, aiming to raise as much as $50 billion at a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Asian markets tracked mixed US futures as Trump's rate hints, Fed Chair Powell, and Big Tech earnings influenced Nasdaq 100-led sentiment.