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Four months into the president’s second term, his policies are upending tourism worldwide.

Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.

The euro-area economy expanded twice as much as previously reported at the start of 2025, as countries including Ireland and Germany saw exports surge in anticipation of US trade tariffs later this year.

The European Central Bank is approaching the end of its interest-rate cuts, according to two Governing Council members, as others declared inflation has been vanquished.

German short-dated bonds fell as traders pared bets on future interest-rate cuts by the European Central Bank, with President Christine Lagarde indicating that it may be approaching a pause.

European Central Bank officials envisage a pause in their interest rate-cutting campaign when they next set policy in July, according to people familiar with the matter.

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.

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.

The euro zone is set to continue its eastward expansion after Bulgaria was deemed ready to become the currency bloc’s 21st member.

Die Inflationsrate im Euroraum ist im Mai überraschend stark gefallen und liegt mit 1,9 Prozent nun knapp unter der Zielmarke der Europäischen Zentralbank. Das macht den Weg frei für die nächste Zinssenkung.

Constellation Energy Corp. agreed to sell power from an Illinois nuclear plant to Meta Platforms Inc. as artificial intelligence sends power demand soaring.

Donald Trump’s combative trade policies have tipped the world economy into a downturn, with the US among the hardest hit, the OECD said.

Donald Trump’s combative trade policies have tipped the world economy into a downturn, with the US among the hardest hit, the OECD said.

Traders are ramping up bets that hedge against dramatic shifts in the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path as questions on the economic impact of Trump’s administration evolving policies persist.

Euro-area inflation eased more than expected, dipping below the European Central Bank’s 2% target and supporting the case for interest rates to be lowered further.

The dollar will tumble to levels last seen during the Covid-19 pandemic by the middle of next year, hit by interest rate cuts and slowing growth, according to predictions by Morgan Stanley.

US consumers hit the brakes in April while goods imports plummeted by a record as companies adjusted to higher tariffs.

German inflation slowed less than expected, highlighting lingering risks as the European Central Bank prepares to lower interest rates again.

The European Central Bank will lower interest rates twice more, according to a Bloomberg survey, but respondents warned it shouldn’t wait too long between those moves or investors will conclude that its easing campaign is already over.

President Donald Trump pushed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates at their first in-person meeting since the president’s inauguration, the White House said.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said more reductions in borrowing costs could be on the way, with little sign at present of upward pressure on consumer prices.

President Donald Trump’s erratic policies offer a “prime opportunity” to strengthen the euro’s international role and allow the currency bloc to enjoy more of the privileges so far reserved for the US, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said.

France’s inflation rate dropped further below the European Central Bank’s 2% target, reaching a more than four-year low and adding to arguments that borrowing costs can be cut further.

President Donald Trump threatened a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union starting on June 1, saying “our discussions with them are going nowhere.”

Latest Bloomberg survey still suggests economy is shifting into a lower gear

Faster US inflation triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs wouldn’t necessarily spill over into the euro zone, according to European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane.

The US Supreme Court shielded the Federal Reserve from Donald Trump’s push to fire top officials at independent federal agencies, in a decision likely to quell concerns that the president might move to fire Jerome Powell.

The European Central Bank must remain vigilant, despite almost having returned inflation to 2%, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said.