#dWP-VW.THINKTANK I Q3/2026

Euro-area inflation eased more than anticipated as efforts toward peace in the Middle East sent global oil prices lower.

China’s central bank held its debut overnight operation but didn’t disclose the rate of interest it charged commercial lenders, in a surprise move to traders awaiting guidance on borrowing costs.

The European Central Bank may be able to keep interest rates unchanged at its next meeting if the situation in the Middle East doesn’t escalate in the meantime, according to Governing Council member Primoz Dolenc.

European Central Bank officials insisted the inflation shock caused by the Iran war can’t yet be judged to be over, even if hostilities have largely ceased.

German inflation cooled more than expected in June, part of a slowdown across most of the region brought on by the drop in global oil prices.

President Donald Trump reported earning at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto and memecoin-related businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosure.

Volkswagen AG is looking to cut tens of thousands of additional jobs and may shutter factories in a push by Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume to make Europe’s biggest automaker more competitive, Manager Magazin reported.

Newcleo Ltd., a European startup building novel nuclear reactors that run on recycled waste, has the potential to disrupt clean energy. As with all new technology, the path is not easy.

Almost four decades after the fall of communism in Slovakia, a Soviet-designed reactor is finally about to produce power.

The US Supreme Court ruled that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now, reinforcing the central bank’s independence from the White House and dealing a setback to President Donald Trump.

For the first time in three years, global central banks plan to reduce their exposure to the US dollar in the long term, according to a UK-based think tank.

Poland’s companies are selling more shares on the secondary market than ever before in a trend driven by increasingly active local investors.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he saw hopeful signs in the latest inflation report, but warned that price pressures overall remain too high.

Treasuries gained after the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge rose less than estimated, damping expectations for an interest-rate hike in the months ahead.

Micron Technology Inc., the largest US maker of computer memory chips, delivered a sales forecast that topped Wall Street estimates after AI-fueled shortages of the components sent prices soaring.

Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. each committed tens of billions of dollars in additional data center leases in their most recent quarters, adding to the massive sums the industry is spending on artificial intelligence.

Anthropic PBC accused Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. of waging a large-scale effort to “illicitly” access its Claude artificial intelligence model using thousands of fraudulent accounts that undermine the US AI developer’s decision to keep its products out of China.

Apple Inc. took the extreme measure of raising prices of Macs, iPads and home devices on Thursday, seeking to offset cost hikes caused by an unprecedented shortage of memory chips and storage.

Chinese cars made up more than one in ten new purchases in Europe for the first time last month, as consumers flock to models that offer better features for less money.

Die Mieten auf dem freien Wohnungsmarkt legen weiter zu – von 2025 auf 2026 stiegen die Mieten in der Stadt Salzburg um bis zu fünf Prozent. Gleichzeitig sinkt aber die Zahl der neuen Wohnungen, die fertiggestellt werden. „Wir bauen in Österreich um 20.000 Wohnungen zu wenig“, sagt ein Branchenvertreter.

Revenue from artificial intelligence has reached a tipping point, showing that the hundreds of billions of dollars tech companies are spending on it may be economically sustainable, according to a report from research firm Exponential View.

Germany’s business outlook brightened slightly in June, easing worries about the knock-on effects of the Iran war on Europe’s largest economy.

Das Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (WIFO) und das Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) zeigen sich in ihrer am Donnerstag präsentierten Sommerprognose hinsichtlich der österreichischen Konjunktur vorsichtig optimistisch. Das WIFO rechnet heuer mit einem Wirtschaftswachstum von 0,9 Prozent, das IHS erhöhte seine Frühjahrsprognose deutlich auf 0,8 Prozent. Die Verhandlungen über ein Ende des Iran-Krieges ließen die Öl- und Treibstoffpreise zuletzt wieder stark sinken. Die heimische Inflation soll heuer 3,0 (WIFO) bzw. 3,2 Prozent (IHS) betragen.