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Stocks seen as vulnerable to disruption from artificial intelligence slid sharply on Tuesday after Anthropic released a tool designed to automate legal work, adding to worries about the impact that AI will have on data services and information businesses.

Euro-zone banks unexpectedly tightened corporate credit standards at the end of 2025, raising doubts about investment and economic activity before the European Central Bank sets interest rates this week.

The European Union will pitch the US on a critical minerals partnership to curb China’s influence, looking to shape the Trump administration’s push to strike global agreements this week.

The arrival of a US aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to attack Iran, but the choices carry serious risks of retaliation from Tehran.

President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply shocks as the US works to slash its reliance on Chinese rare earths and other metals.

US President Donald Trump said he anticipated talks with Iran over a new nuclear deal in the coming days, building on a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at averting war between the two countries.

Gold extended losses after its biggest plunge in more than a decade as silver too sank deeper, reversing a record-breaking rally that appeared to have run too far, too fast.

Bundeskanzler und ÖVP-Chef Christian Stocker hat am Sonntag in der ORF-„Pressestunde“ Kritik unter anderem an der Senkung der Mehrwertsteuer auf bestimmte Nahrungsmittel zurückgewiesen. Die Regierung setze „viele kleine Schritte“, die in Summe einem großen Wurf gleichkommen würden. Am Ende gehe es um eine Gesamtentlastung, verwies er auch auf die jüngsten Budgetzahlen des Bundes, die über den Erwartungen liegen.

Gold suffered its biggest slide in four decades and silver posted a record intraday decline in a stark reversal of the rally that lifted prices to all-time highs.

President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, according to a post on his Truth Social platform.

President Donald Trump warned the UK and Canada against striking fresh business deals with China, after their leaders visited Beijing this month in an effort to deepen ties with the world’s second-largest economy.

Spain’s economy expanded more than anticipated at the end of last year as France kept growing, demonstrating Europe’s resilience to the trade turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump.

Nach der Einigung zwischen der EU und Indien auf ein umfassendes Handelsabkommen hat die EU-Kommission auf die Vorteile für Europa verwiesen: Neben dem Abbau der Abhängigkeiten von anderen Staaten solle der Pakt Wachstum fördern und Arbeitsplätze schaffen. Eine Analyse der UniCredit Bank Austria, die am Donnerstag veröffentlicht wurde, unterlegt die Erwartungen für den heimischen Markt mit Zahlen: Es könnten hierzulande 5.000 Industriearbeitsplätze entstehen.

The European Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at least through the end of next year, with calls for a hike in 2026 receding.

The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people familiar with the matter.

Traders are using options to bet on European Central Bank policymakers surprising markets by delivering a quarter-point interest-rate cut at some point this year.

Gold surged to an all-time high above $5,500 an ounce, extending a breakneck rally fueled by US dollar weakness and a wider flight from sovereign bonds and currencies.

The US trade deficit widened in November from the lowest level since 2009 as imports rebounded and exports fell, highlighting wide monthly swings in response to the Trump administration’s vacillating tariffs.

US, Danish and Greenlandic officials met Wednesday to discuss a new framework deal over Greenland, an attempt to satisfy President Donald Trump’s desire to see a greater American presence on the Arctic island that stops short of ceding it to the US.

President Donald Trump said he did not think the value of the US dollar had declined too much, saying it was “doing great” and he expected currency values to fluctuate.

The European Union and India are set to announce an agreement on a long-awaited trade deal on Tuesday, forging closer economic ties to hedge against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Silver’s record-breaking rally is being driven by a collision of unprecedented physical demand and speculative interest in a relatively illiquid market, according to a leading refiner and trader.

China has shifted from being a major source of funding for Africa to a debt collector, a swing of about $52 billion over the past decade, according to new research.

Gold rose beyond $5,000 an ounce for the first time, extending a breakneck rally fueled by US President Donald Trump’s reshaping of international relations and investor flight from sovereign bonds and currencies.

Chinas Machthaber Xi Jinping hat am Samstag seinen Top-General entmachtet und Korruptionsermittungen gegen ihn einleiten lassen. Damit erreicht der „Säuberungsprozess“ in der chinesischen Volksarmee seinen Höhepunkt – und Xi ist neben einem untergebenen General der alleinige Befehlshaber der Armee. Ein früherer China-Experte der CIA nennt das im „Economist“ die „atemberaubendste Entwicklung“ seit den Anfängen der Präsidentschaft von Xi.

Nach dem Konflikt um Grönland weist Europa US-Präsident Donald Trump binnen Tagen zum zweiten Mal in ungewohnter Einigkeit in die Schranken. Von Dänemark bis Italien gab es empörte Reaktionen auf seine Unterstellung, die europäischen Verbündeten hätten sich bei ihrem von den USA erbetenen Hilfseinsatz in Afghanistan nach dem Terroranschlägen von 9/11 von der Front zurückgehalten – auch von seiner Vertrauten, Italiens Regierungschefin Giorgia Meloni.

President Donald Trump has dispatched naval assets to the Middle East, prompting fresh speculation that he’ll follow through on threats to attack Iran’s senior leadership amid a violent crackdown on nationwide protests.

The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on €93 billion ($109 billion) of US goods for another six months after US President Donald Trump backed down from his threat to impose levies on some EU countries that opposed his push to annex Greenland.