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2025 war ein Jahr der politischen Umwälzung in den USA, dem Fremdenverkehr hat das wenig Gutes gebracht, die Zahl der internationalen Gäste ist deutlich gesunken. Dass die rigiden Einreisebestimmungen unter Donald Trump manch Reisende verunsichern, liegt Fachleuten zufolge auf der Hand. Eine in der Vorwoche verkündete Neuregelung der Grenzschutzbehörde dürfte zusätzlich abschreckend wirken. Tourismusforscher Harald Zeiss von der Hochschule Harz in Deutschland sprach gegenüber ORF.at aber von einer „gewissen Ambivalenz“, denn gleichzeitig blieben die USA ein „attraktives Sehnsuchtsziel mit großer Symbolkraft“.

It’s challenging to build infrastructure in much of Europe. Constrained budgets and polarized politics tend to undermine long-term projects, forcing officials to react to emergencies rather than plan for the future.

President Donald Trump said the US would be willing to contribute assistance to Ukraine as part of a security agreement to end the war with Russia, but continued to express frustration with the pace of talks.

Nach zähem Ringen ist am Donnerstag das Elektrizitätswirtschaftsgesetz (ElWG) beschlossen worden. Die nötige Zweidrittelmehrheit gewährleisteten die Grünen. Mit dem Gesetz soll ein neuer Rechtsrahmen für den sich schnell wandelnden Markt geschaffen werden. Zudem wird ein „Sozialtarif“ für Haushalte mit geringem Einkommen eingeführt.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy floated the prospect of putting the issue of territorial control in the country’s east to a referendum as Kyiv comes under mounting pressure to agree to terms of an emerging peace plan to end Russia’s war.

The US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in September to the smallest since mid-2020 as exports surged.

The European Union is weighing a five-year reprieve from its effective ban on the combustion engine after heavy pressure from some of the region’s biggest automotive countries.

Bitcoin slipped in Asia trading hours while other risk assets gained after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates and expressed optimism about the economy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed dissenting votes against Wednesday’s decision to lower interest rates again, but a slew of finer details from the meeting revealed just how divided the central bank has become.

The European Central Bank’s new forecasts next week will probably feature a more optimistic outlook for economic growth, according to President Christine Lagarde.

Chinese policymakers pledged to intensify their efforts to stabilize the housing market at a key economic meeting, reaffirming policies issued last year but stopping short of the measures some economists think are needed to revive the sector.

Turkey’s central bank cut interest rates for the fourth time in a row, following favorable inflation data in November.

Federal Reserve officials delivered a third consecutive interest-rate reduction and maintained their outlook for just one cut in 2026.

Unter erschwerten Bedingungen hat die US-Notenbank ihre Zinsentscheidung getroffen: Der Leitzins wurde zum dritten Mal in Folge gesenkt. Notenbank-Chef Powell steht weiter unter massivem Druck.

President Donald Trump said Russia is in a stronger military position in its war on Ukraine and chided European leaders for what he called excessive dialog that’s produced scant results in his latest broadside against allies on the continent.

The Trump administration is poised to allow Nvidia Corp. to sell its H200 artificial intelligence chip to China, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would mark a major lobbying win for the world’s most valuable company and potentially let it regain billions of dollars of business lost in a key global market.

Silver topped $60 an ounce for the first time as traders bet on further monetary easing by the Federal Reserve and continued supply tightness. Gold also climbed.

From Australia to Europe and the US, traders are betting that monetary easing from central banks will slow or stop altogether.

EZB-Direktoriumsmitglied Isabel Schnabel hat erklärt, sie sei bereit, das Amt der Präsidentin zu übernehmen, wenn die Amtszeit von Christine Lagarde in weniger als zwei Jahren endet.

Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel is comfortable with investor bets that the European Central Bank’s next interest-rate move will be an increase.

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a change in approach to monetary policy at the European Central Bank to boost the single market and protect it from the risks of financial crisis.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon called out slow bureaucracy in Europe in a warning that a “weak” continent poses a major economic risk to the US.

The S&P 500 has climbed more than 16% in 2025, while Bitcoin is down 3% — the first time since 2014 that stocks have rallied while the token is down, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Optimism is building that a second-half rally in Europe’s luxury-goods sector can extend into the new year as signs point to better times for the continent’s flagship equity sector.