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Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) ist die Zentralbank der Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union, die den Euro eingeführt haben. Unsere vorrangige Aufgabe ist es, Preisstabilität im Euroraum zu gewährleisten und so die Kaufkraft der gemeinsamen Währung zu erhalten.

ECB President Christine Lagarde explains the Governing Council's mo...

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) ist die Zentralbank der Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union, die den Euro eingeführt haben. Unsere vorrangige Aufgabe ist es, Preisstabilität im Euroraum zu gewährleisten und so die Kaufkraft der gemeinsamen Währung zu erhalten.

Europe’s status as the planet’s fastest-warming continent is becoming a serious drag on its economic prospects.

The European Central Bank will probably pause to assess inflation next week before delivering a final interest-rate hike in September, economists say.

The scale of climate-related disruption to supply chains is being underestimated as global warming pushes the planet to the brink of environmental tipping points, according to Ravi Menon, Singapore’s former central bank chief.

Generic drug manufacturers must move production to the US or face a 100% import duty from August 2028, President Donald Trump said, threatening the supply of low-cost medicines that millions of Americans rely on.

Moonshot AI is preparing to begin discussions in August on a final round of fundraising before listing in Hong Kong, capitalizing on the excitement around its latest model to raise capital at a valuation of as much as $50 billion.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG is pushing to water down a proposed law that would ban the company from the US over its partial Chinese ownership, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest flashpoint in wrangling over how the US will respond to the global expansion of China’s auto industry.

Europe’s status as the planet’s fastest-warming continent is becoming a serious drag on its economic prospects.

The Trump administration is set to impose a fresh 50% tariff on some Canadian goods under a never-before-used legal provision, citing what it said was unfair treatment by Ottawa of American alcohol, automobile and dairy products.

China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. has won a contract to build a $2.7 billion railway project that’s part of a network that will connect the East African nation to some of its landlocked neighbors.

Moonshot AI has told investors it’s preparing to list in as early as six months, seizing the opportunity to tap capital markets after its latest model upended industry perceptions of China’s burgeoning capabilities and sent global tech stocks reeling.

Crowds rushed to an obscure corner of China’s premier tech summit, moving past monumental booths from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. to catch a glimpse of the hottest name in domestic AI.

Global growth is steady but uneven across countries amid headwinds from the war and tailwinds from the technology upcycle.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reinforced a call for dialogue with China to address concerns that the world’s second-largest economy is shoring up an unfair trade advantage by keeping its currency artificially low.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said policymakers at the central bank have no tolerance for high inflation, reiterating a vow to tame price growth that has been elevated for five years.

US consumer prices declined in June for the first time in six years and a key gauge of underlying inflation was little changed, taking some pressure off the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

China’s economy slowed more than expected last quarter to the weakest in more than three years, raising pressure on policymakers to speed up public spending to ensure their annual growth goal is met.

A key metric of China’s inflation turned positive for the first time in three years as a jump in oil prices put an end to a record streak of deflation.

The European Central Bank is keeping a close eye on energy costs after renewed Middle East fighting increased geopolitical uncertainty again, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said.

Just three weeks after the European Central Bank unanimously raised interest rates in response to the Iran war, there’s no consensus on what to do next.

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