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President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming days, two appointments that may shape his economic agenda amid anxiety over the trajectory of global growth.

Citigroup Inc. revised its bearish forecast for gold, with analysts now predicting bullion will rally to a record high in the near term due to a worsening US economy and inflation-boosting tariffs.

OPEC+ closed a two-year chapter in its oil strategy on Sunday with the last in a series of bumper oil production increases. But it left crude traders with a cliffhanger.

Swiss stock investors are bracing for Monday’s market reopening after US President Donald Trump slapped a punitive 39% export tariff on the country, among the highest in the world.

OPEC+ will sharply hike production again in September to finish unwinding its latest tranche of supply cuts in a push for market share, but left a question mark hanging over its future options as global markets face a mounting surplus.

The euro area is weathering current geopolitical challenges, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Christodoulos Patsalides.

Six months into his comeback term, Donald Trump has taken full ownership of the US economy. For better or worse, his party must now sell it to voters.

President Donald Trump suddenly has a chance to fill an opening at the Federal Reserve earlier than expected, after Fed Governor Adriana Kugler announced her resignation Friday.

A weaker-than-expected July jobs report is calling into question the Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see approach to interest-rate cuts, boosting the likelihood of a reduction at the central bank’s next meeting in September.

The White House on Thursday released adjusted reciprocal tariff rates covering imports from a range of trading partners, aimed at narrowing trade deficits and raising revenues.

Der Zickzackkurs der US-Regierung von Donald Trump bei Zöllen geht weiter – und setzt US-Handelspartner und die weltweite Wirtschaft unter Druck. Auch im eigenen Land bekommt Trump zunehmend Probleme, die er auf eigene Art lösen will: Wegen enttäuschender Arbeitsmarktzahlen feuerte Trump die Chefin der Statistikbehörde Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Und bei der Fed gibt es einen Rücktritt.

The latest employment report showed the steepest downward revisions to US jobs growth since the pandemic, offering a dramatically different picture of the labor market in recent months.

US factory activity contracted in July at the fastest pace in nine months, dragged down by a faster decline in employment as orders continued to shrink.

France’s wine and spirits industry expects to lose €1 billion should the US go ahead with imposing a 15% import tariff on their products next week, as the European Union makes a last-ditch effort to obtain an exemption.

Switzerland’s 11th-hour phone call with Donald Trump offered the nation a harsh reality check: A trade deal isn’t a deal unless the US president personally closes it.

Die Teuerungsrate im Euroraum hat sich im Juli auf der Zielmarke der Europäischen Zentralbank gehalten. Auch die viel beachtete Kerninflation verharrt auf dem Vormonatswert.

Im Juli waren 359.374 Personen beim Arbeitsmarktservice arbeitslos oder in Schulung gemeldet. Das AMS verzeichnet einen deutlichen Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit bei Frauen

US job growth cooled sharply over the past three months and the unemployment rate rose, showing the labor market is shifting into a lower gear amid widespread economic uncertainty.

Euro-area inflation held at the European Central Bank’s target, supporting the case for officials who say there’s no rush to keep lowering interest rates.

The White House on Thursday released adjusted reciprocal tariff rates covering imports from a range of trading partners, aimed at narrowing trade deficits and raising revenues.

Einen deutlichen Preisauftrieb gab es bei Energiekosten und Industriegütern. Im Vergleich zum Vormonat stieg das Preisniveau voraussichtlich um 0,2 Prozent.

Four months after Donald Trump shocked the world and roiled markets by unveiling a placard full of tariff rates at the White House Rose Garden, his revisions unveiled Thursday generated a more subdued response among investors.

Exclusions reflect conflicting goals: to rip up the rules of global trade while cushioning US consumers. But the process isn’t transparent, and not everybody wins.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation accelerated in June to one of the fastest paces this year while consumer spending barely rose, underscoring the dueling forces dividing policymakers over the path of interest rates.

German inflation slowed below the European Central Bank’s 2% target for the first time in 10 months, supporting policymakers’ view that they’ve brought the spike of recent years under control.

Money markets are adding to bets that the European Central Bank will hold interest rates at 2% through to year-end as caution grows surrounding the prospect for easing on both sides of the Atlantic.

Copper rose in London — following a collapse in New York — after US President Donald Trump shocked the metals world by exempting the most widely traded forms of copper from his hotly anticipated import tariffs.

US equity-index futures climbed as strong earnings from megacap tech firms bolstered optimism that corporate profits remain resilient. The dollar steadied after gaining on Federal Reserve holding interest rates.

The US reached a trade agreement with South Korea that will impose a 15% tariff on imports, including autos, and sets up major investment in American energy and shipbuilding.