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Global poverty will increase if the world doesn’t work to maintain a stable and open trading system, World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said.

Federal Reserve officials will lower interest rates this month for a third straight time and pare back the number of rate cuts they anticipate next year, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.

European Central Bank policymakers said more interest-rate reductions are on the way, with France’s Francois Villeroy de Galhau saying investors’ bets on more than 100 basis points of easing look reasonable.

Germany’s economy will hardly grow in 2025 after shrinking again this year, according to fresh forecasts from Bundesbank.

President-elect Donald Trump says renewing tax cuts would turbo-charge investment and boost US economic growth — a pledge that helped propel him to election victory in November.

Pacific Investment Management Co. and Fidelity International are among investors who say the darkening economic outlook in Europe may force policymakers to cut interest rates more than the market expects.

Das US-Magazin „Time“ hat den designierten Präsidenten Donald Trump zur Person des Jahres 2024 gekürt. In einem begleitenden Interview skizzierte Trump einige seiner Pläne: Bei der Abschiebung von illegal Eingereisten will er das Militär einsetzen. Kinderimpfprogramme könnten gestrichen werden, und Kapitol-Stürmer von Jänner 2021 will er begnadigen. Auch bei seiner Vereidigung könnte es eine Premiere geben.

China signaled more public borrowing and spending in 2025 with a shift of policy focus to consumption, in an effort to repair the economy’s weak link as looming US tariffs threaten exports.

Investments by Alphabet, Amazon.com and others may take years to pay off. Skeptics worry about a bubble.

Europe’s central banks are taking a determined dovish turn to aid economies bracing for more disruption from Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House.

European Central Bank policymakers expect to cut interest rates by another quarter point in January and probably also in March as inflation stabilizes at the 2% target and economic growth remains sluggish, according to officials familiar with their thinking.

The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for a third consecutive meeting, signaling more reductions next year as inflation nears 2% and the economy struggles.

President-elect Donald Trump said he would use US support for Ukraine as leverage against Russia to negotiate an end to the war, in an interview with Time Magazine.

China signaled more public borrowing and spending in 2025 with a shift of policy focus to consumption, in an effort to repair the economy’s weak link as looming US tariffs threaten exports.

Der künftige US-Präsident läutete die Glocke an der Wall Street. Doch die Stimmung war am Donnerstag getrübt. Inflationssorgen belasteten vor allem Tech-Aktien.

The European Central Bank is set to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year, loosening constraints on the region’s struggling economy as inflation nears 2%.

The Swiss National Bank halved its interest rate with a 50 basis-point cut, unexpectedly ratcheting up easing to intensify its defense of the franc.

Entweder auf die Gehaltserhöhung verzichten oder gekündigt werden: Das wurde den rund 900 Beschäftigten, die bei TCG Unitech in Kirchdorf angestellt sind, als Bedingung gestellt. Jetzt zeichnet sich ab, dass der Großteil der Beschäftigten mit den neuen, verschlechterten Verträgen einverstanden ist.

The US will raise import tariffs on Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from the beginning of next year, following a four-year review by the Biden administration.

Fresh inflation figures are likely to make the Federal Reserve more cautious about the pace of interest-rate cuts — but not quite yet.

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Während schon das heurige Jahr einen Rekord an Unternehmensinsolvenzen bringt, befürchtet der Kreditschutzverband von 1870 (KSV) im kommenden Jahr noch einmal ein Plus von bis zu 20 Prozent.

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It’s stubbornly settling above the desired 2.0%, which won’t stop a Fed cut next week but should put the Trump team on notice.

US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS reported, citing multiple sources.

Elon Musk has become the first person to reach $400 billion in net worth, the latest milestone for the world’s richest individual.

Switzerland’s two-year stint of positive interest rates is about to inch closer to a potential end with the central bank’s likely move to cut borrowing costs this week.

Die OMV kündigt den Gasliefervertrag mit der russischen Gasprom. „OMV Gas Marketing & Trading GmbH (OGMT) hat soeben beschlossen, den österreichischen Liefervertrag mit Gazprom Export (GPE) mit sofortiger Wirkung zu kündigen“, heißt es in einer Aussendung der gashub.at am Mittwochabend.

Expectations around price pressures and monetary policy have swung wildly over the past year. The numbers tell an optimistic story.