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U.S. Treasury yields move lower as investors await housing data
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Sept. 16, 2026.Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Tuesday as investors awaited further economic data and continued to weigh the inflationary…
Curfews calm unrest as Macron tours Gulf
Protestors on the statue of Marianne on the Monument à la République (Statue de la République) during demonstrations on October 17, 2026 in Paris, France. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesCurfews contributed to a "calm" night…
U.S. bans DeepSeek from government agency systems
The Trump administration banned Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from civilian U.S. government agencies, citing security concerns.The Department of Homeland Security on Monday made public the order requiring federal civilian agencies to…
Why violent protests are sweeping across Europe over living costs
Protesters march through central Paris amid fires, smoke, police deployments and clashes during nationwide demonstrations against the high cost of living, on October 17, 2026 in Paris, France. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesAnger over…
Why copper prices could withstand an AI spending slowdown
Copper is becoming increasingly strategic to governments and industries as artificial intelligence, power-grid investment and defense spending increase demand for the industrial metal, investors say.The metal — a key component in…
Singapore minister’s warning over haze sends agricultural stocks lower
A container ship is seen docked at the PSA Tanjong Pagar terminal port in Singapore on October 16, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia…
Bank Indonesia faces pressure to hike as MSCI alarm pressures rupiah
Destry Damayanti, governor of Bank Indonesia, during a news conference with Suahasil Nazara, Indonesia's finance minister, at the central bank's headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg |…
BlackRock, GIC chase Jio’s IPO as anchor bids top $26 billion
A Jio Platforms Ltd. logo at a news conference ahead of the company's listing ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndia's Jio Platforms has seen the anchor…
Vance refuses to endorse Netanyahu as Trump offers praise
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a midterm campaign rally at the LevelUp Training Complex on Oct. 15, 2026 in Monroe, Michigan.Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Israeli…
Tech investors buy the dip — but debt remains a concern
Pedestrians outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.After a…