investors react to consumer inflation data

The consumer price index rose 0.5% in January, and is up 3.0% over the last 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting a monthly rise of 0.3% and a 2.9% increase year over year. Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.4% for … Read more

A weakening yuan tests Beijing’s resolve as Trump tariff threats loom

YINAN, CHINA – DECEMBER 26 2024: A worker counts RMB banknotes during a gathering to distribute the yearly dividend to members of an agricultural co-operative in Yinan county in east China’s Shandong province Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.  Wang Yanbing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The Chinese yuan is widely expected to depreciate against an … Read more

10-year Treasury yield tops 4.6% before turning flat ahead of Christmas

Treasury yields fluctuated on Tuesday in a holiday-shortened trading session ahead of the Christmas break. The yield on the 10-year Treasury turned flat at 4.594% after gaining 3 basis points to 4.613%, hitting its highest level since May 30. The benchmark rate climbed 6 basis points on Monday. The 2-year Treasury was also little changed at 4.341%, … Read more

Inflation’s hot, but so are markets this year

Employees work at stations on the factory floor of Vanson Leathers, in their New Bedford factory, on Sept. 26. Lane Turner | Boston Globe | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter … Read more