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Die Energiepreise waren in den letzten Jahren eine der stärksten Triebfedern der Inflation, mit dem Jahreswechsel wurden die Netzgebühren teurer. Nachdem zuletzt der größte heimische Energieversorger Verbund eine Preissenkung für Strom angekündigt hatte, zog am Freitag die niederösterreichische EVN nach. Längerfristig dürften alle großen Energieversorger unter Zugzwang geraten.

Die gemeinnützigen Bauträger in Tirol haben 2025 fast 1.200 Wohneinheiten fertiggestellt und planen rund ebenso viele auch im heurigen Jahr zu finalisieren. Während im Osten Österreichs der gemeinnützige Wohnbau um ein Drittel eingebrochen ist, blickt man in Tirol auf ein positives Geschäftsjahr zurück.

A web of interlinked investments raises the risk of cascading losses if AI falls short of its potential.

A voice off-stage boomed “Please welcome the chairman of the Board of Peace!” and Donald Trump entered the same hall in Davos where he addressed the world’s elite just a day earlier. But it was a rather different collection of characters who showed up.

The world’s biggest reported gold buyer, the National Bank of Poland, approved plans to purchase another 150 tons of the precious metal.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the nation’s economic czar and top trade negotiator, is scheduled to meet with a group of global CEOs while attending the World Economic Forum, according to a person familiar with the matter.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he’s trying to persuade French President Emmanuel Macron to tone down his response to US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to slap new trade tariffs on European allies.

Ursula von der Leyen was preparing to claim a rare victory on Saturday, sealing a trade pact with South America’s biggest economies. Donald Trump had other ideas.

China’s birth rate fell last year to its lowest level since 1949, highlighting a deepening demographic struggle for Beijing even as officials roll out new subsidies to encourage couples to have more children.

Chinese households are scouring for higher-yielding investments as roughly $7 trillion in time deposits come due this year, a shift that could provide additional fuel for the nation’s financial markets.

China’s economy lost more momentum last quarter even as it met the government’s target in 2025, in another year of lopsided growth that will be hard to sustain in an era of protectionism around the world.

The European Union is in talks to potentially impose tariffs on €93 billion ($108 billion) of US goods if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to hit European countries with a 10% levy on Feb. 1.

Donald Trump always puts himself at center stage when he travels abroad, but the US president made sure his foray to Davos this week will be particularly dramatic.

Der angekündigte Stellenabbau beim Autozulieferer ZKW in Wieselburg (Bezirk Scheibbs) sorgt für Unruhe in der Branche. Auch andere Betriebe spüren deutlichen Druck. Beim international tätigen Zulieferer Pollmann spricht man von einer „sehr angespannten Lage".

China’s trade surplus climbed to $1.2 trillion in 2025, extending a record run as overseas shipments surprised with stronger growth at the end of the year.

Germany’s economy grew for the first year since 2022 as a government spending spree helps the country overcome its lengthy industrial slump.

A stalemate between Denmark and the US over Greenland is prompting Europeans to establish a military presence on the Arctic island after a high-level meeting failed to defuse US threats over its future.

Global central bankers threw their support behind Chairman Jerome Powell after the Trump administration ratcheted up its already unprecedented pressure campaign against the Federal Reserve.

Germany will take the lead of European nations sending military personnel to Greenland after Denmark said its meeting with top US officials intent on controlling the world’s biggest island revealed that a “fundamental disagreement” remains.

Metals extended their dramatic start to the year — with gold, silver, copper and tin all hitting record highs — as investors bet on a boost from more US rate cuts and a revival in sentiment across Chinese financial markets.

The World Bank raised its forecast for growth this year, saying the global economy has proved surprisingly shock-proof in the face of an “historic” escalation in trade tensions.

Wie der Autozulieferer ZKW mit Sitz in Wieselburg (Bezirk Scheibbs) am Dienstag in einer Presseaussendung bekanntgegeben hat, sollen 600 Stellen bis Ende 2027 abgebaut werden. Hauptbetroffen ist der Standort in Wieselburg, wo rund 570 Jobs wegfallen werden.

Underlying US inflation rose in December by less than expected, a more confident signal of cooling price growth after shutdown-related distortions complicated the previous report.

Während die Totenzahl bei den Massenprotesten gegen die autoritäre Staatsführung im Iran Aktivisten zufolge steigt, will US-Präsident Donald Trump die Islamische Republik mit neuen Zöllen unter Druck setzen. Für alle Länder, die Geschäfte mit dem Iran machen, sollen mit sofortiger Wirkung Strafzölle auf Einfuhren in die USA in Höhe von 25 Prozent des Warenwerts gelten, teilte Trump auf seiner Plattform Truth Social mit. Seine knappe Ankündigung ließ allerdings viele Fragen offen.

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on goods from countries trading with Iran risks derailing his one-year trade truce with China, the world’s top buyer of Iranian oil.

Top diplomats from Denmark and Greenland will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC on Wednesday, TV2 reports.

Japan hat am Montag mit einer Mission zum Abbau von Seltenerdmetallen in der Tiefsee begonnen, um Chinas Boykott zu umgehen und seine Abhängigkeit bei den wichtigen Mineralien zu verringern. Laut Projektleiter Shoichi Ishii ist es weltweit das erste Mal, dass Sedimente aus einer Wassertiefe von 5.500 Metern geborgen werden. Kritik daran kommt von Umweltorganisationen.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment related to his June congressional testimony on ongoing renovations of the Fed’s headquarters.