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European Central Bank officials judged that interest rates could be cut further if consumer prices develop in line with expectations, an account of their last policy decision showed.

Maintaining the dollar as the world’s reserve asset is critical to US economic health and the nation’s future, Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will tell a Senate committee, according to prepared remarks.

Inflation in the euro area is under control, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mario Centeno said.

The European Central Bank is pushing back against investors who reckon firmer inflation, a surprisingly sturdy US jobs market and Donald Trump’s economic disruption will narrow the scope to lower interest rates.

Nun steht offiziell fest, wie hoch die Teuerung im gesamten Vorjahr war: Sie betrug 2,9 Prozent. Zu 90 Prozent waren Dienstleistungen – dazu zählen auch Mieten – die Preistreiber. Allerdings stiegen die in den KV-Runden ausgehandelten Mindestgehälter mit im Schnitt 8,5 Prozent deutlich stärker – und übertrafen auch die 7,8-prozentige Teuerung von 2023. Laut Statistik Austria war die Strompreisbremse ein wichtiger Faktor, der die Teuerung bremste.

Stocks rallied and bond yields sank alongside the dollar after a slowdown in inflation reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will have room to cut rates this year.

Die jährliche Inflationsrate in den USA hat im Dezember in der Gesamtbetrachtung leicht zugenommen, während sie in der Kernberechnung leicht gesunken ist.

Volkswagen AG’s deliveries declined last year as weak electric-vehicle demand and intense competition in the key Chinese market dragged on sales.

The European Central Bank wants lenders to take account of risks from political upheaval and wars when they assess their own financial strength, as it steps up scrutiny of a top threat to the industry.

Options traders whipsawed by the stock market’s recent gyrations are getting anxious that more bouts of volatility may arrive in the coming days, starting with Wednesday’s report on consumer prices.

Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming economic team are discussing slowly ramping up tariffs month by month, a gradual approach aimed at boosting negotiating leverage while helping avoid a spike in inflation, according to people familiar with the matter.

Germany is about to report a second straight year of economic contraction, reminding politicians before February’s snap election of the daunting task they face.

Russia’s oil proceeds to the state budget increased by almost a third last year to the highest since at least 2018, spurred by higher crude prices as the nation adapted to international sanctions.

Tesla Inc. surpassed one of Germany’s most prized premium car brands last year, despite selling fewer vehicles than expected.

Die von FPÖ und ÖVP am Montag in Aussicht gestellte Budgetsanierung rein über die Ausgabenseite halten Expertinnen und Experten für eher schwierig. „Ich denke, das ist sehr schwer, das so kurzfristig zu machen“, sagte Margit Schratzenstaller vom Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (WIFO) im Ö1-Mittagsjournal zum Plan, allein heuer 6,39 Milliarden Euro einzusparen – und das ohne neue Steuern.

China’s trade surplus soared last year to a record as exporters rushed to make up for sluggish demand at home and get ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

The US imposed its most aggressive sanctions on Russia’s oil industry yet as the Biden administration looks for last-minute ways to boost Ukraine’s leverage in possible peace negotiations after Donald Trump takes office.

The latest snapshot of the US labor market affirmed what Federal Reserve officials have made clear in recent days: Interest-rate cuts are on hold for the foreseeable future.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s quarterly sales topped estimates, reinforcing investor hopes that the torrid pace of AI hardware spending will extend into 2025.

Nvidia Corp. criticized new chip export restrictions that are expected to be announced soon, saying the White House was trying to undercut the incoming Trump administration by imposing last-minute rules.

Billionaire Elon Musk expressed doubt that his government efficiency panel in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration will actually be able to achieve $2 trillion in cuts to the US federal budget, backtracking from a lofty target that the tech entrepreneur himself had floated.

Millions of young people are opting out of the state pension plan, putting additional pressure on a program squeezed by a record-low birth rate and an aging population.

Some European firms are sacrificing efficiency and losing their global edge as they wall off their operations in China and come under pressure to produce more locally, according to a business group whose members include many of the continent’s biggest companies.

Scientists are struggling to account for the remarkable acceleration in temperature rise.

Global banks will cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years as artificial intelligence encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.

China’s consumer inflation weakened further toward zero, decelerating for a fourth straight month in a setback for government efforts to stamp out deflation and revive demand with economic stimulus.

Vergangenes Jahr hat sich der Leerstand auf dem Frankfurter Büromarkt der Marke von 10% genähert, während die Neuvermietungen weiter abgerutscht sind. Das zeigen Daten des Maklers JLL, die Bloomberg vorliegen.

The European Central Bank should keep lowering borrowing costs at every meeting as long as the retreat in inflation matches its projections, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

President Joe Biden’s administration plans one additional round of restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp. just days before leaving office, a final push in his effort to keep advanced technologies out of the hands of China and Russia.