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Die Teuerung lag auch im Oktober bei 4,0 Prozent im Vergleich zum Oktober des Vorjahres - und die Teuerung bleibt damit deutlich über dem Durchschnitt der Eurozone.

Der Anstieg der Lebensmittelpreise verlangsamt sich im Oktober deutlich. Doch der Blick auf andere Komponenten trübt die positive Stimmung bei der Europäischen Zentralbank deutlich.

Shares of the world’s top listed beer, wine and spirits makers have shed a combined $830 billion in a little more than four years as the industry grapples with monumental change.

Als US-Präsident Donald Trump am Donnerstag im südkoreanischen Busan in die Air Force One gestiegen ist, hat er Journalistinnen und Journalisten an Bord alsbald wissen lassen, dass sein Treffen mit dem chinesischen Staatschef Xi Jinping ein „großer Erfolg“ gewesen sei. Man habe sich auf einen Pakt zur Lieferung von Seltenerdmetallen einigen können, so Trump, und berichtete außerdem von zahlreichen weiteren Einigungen. Xi reagierte verhaltener: Lediglich „einen intensiven Meinungsaustausch über wichtige Wirtschafts- und Handelsfragen“ habe es gegeben.

France’s economy unexpectedly grew at the fastest pace since 2023, allaying concerns it would lose momentum due to a fresh bout of political turmoil.

Donald Trump said he had an “amazing meeting” with Xi Jinping, resulting in a détente that would see the US halve fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese goods as Beijing pauses sweeping controls on rare-earth magnets.

The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark rate unchanged, sending the yen lower in the bank’s first policy decision since Sanae Takaichi, an advocate of monetary easing, became prime minister last week.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned investors against assuming the US central bank would follow its second straight interest-rate cut with another in December.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will stop shrinking its Treasury holdings beginning Dec. 1, ending a three-year long effort after stress signals in money markets intensified in recent days.

Nvidia Corp. is on track to become the first $5 trillion company as Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang’s spree of deals around the world propels the artificial intelligence trade to new heights.

Donald Trump said he expects to lower tariffs the US has imposed on Chinese goods over the fentanyl crisis and speak with China’s Xi Jinping about Nvidia Corp.’s flagship Blackwell artificial intelligence chip, as leaders of the world’s biggest economies seek to ease tensions in a meeting on Thursday.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang announced a flurry of new partnerships and dismissed concerns about an AI bubble, saying the company’s latest chips are on track to generate half a trillion dollars in revenue.

The pace of emissions reductions is “still not nearly fast enough,” according to UNFCCC’s Stiel.

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Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is partnering with Saudi Arabia’s new artificial intelligence company, Humain, to build data centers in the kingdom with an initial investment of about $3 billion.

President Donald Trump hailed the US’s alliance with Japan, reaffirming ties with a longstanding partner and praising new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her plans to ratchet up defense spending as the pair met in Tokyo.

Chinese and US trade negotiators have lined up an array of diplomatic wins for Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to unveil at a summit this week. Those easy hits are pleasing investors, but leave deeper core conflicts unresolved.

As COP30 nears, the US’s pressure to keep fossil fuels relevant may empower petrostates, potentially giving them more leverage at the UN talks.

Europe will get a rigorous economic health-check this week, helping gauge the impact of US tariffs on growth and inflation as policymakers convene to set interest rates.

Flows of Russian oil to major Indian refiners — a boon for both countries’ economies over the past three years — are expected to fall to near zero after the US imposed sanctions on crude giants Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC.

The Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil producers, rolling out its first major package of financial punishments on President Vladimir Putin’s economy as part of a fresh bid to end the war in Ukraine.

Am Donnerstag findet in Brüssel der EU-Gipfel der Staats- und Regierungschefs statt. Ganz oben auf der Agenda steht die Festlegung von Leitlinien für das EU-Klimaziel 2040. Die bisherigen Diskussionen auf EU-Ebene lassen auf ein hartes Tauziehen schließen, konkrete Zahlen wird es aber wohl erst im November geben. Doch die Zeit drängt, schließlich sind die EU-Klimaziele auch angesichts der UNO-Weltklimakonferenz (COP30) von großer Bedeutung.

Die EU-Staaten haben sich kurz vor ihrem Gipfeltreffen an diesem Donnerstag auf eine weitreichende Verschärfung der Sanktionen gegen Russland verständigt. Die Pläne sehen unter anderem vor, Russlands Einnahmen aus dem Verkauf von Gas und Öl weiter zu reduzieren, wie die dänische EU-Ratspräsidentschaft in Brüssel mitteilte. Der Beschluss wurde möglich, weil nach Österreich auch die Slowakei ihr Veto zurückzog. Auch die USA verhängten neue Sanktionen.

The European Union is working on trade options to counter China’s planned export controls on critical raw materials should the bloc fail to reach a diplomatic solution with Beijing.

The Swiss franc is closing in on its highest levels in a decade against the euro, as haven demand ripples through global markets due to renewed tariff and political concerns.

European nations are working with Ukraine on a 12-point proposal to end Russia’s war along current battle lines, pushing back against Vladimir Putin’s renewed demands to the US for Kyiv to surrender territory in return for a peace deal.

Swiss watch exports fell in September, hurt by the Trump administration’s 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland to the US, the industry’s largest market.

Gold and silver saw their steepest selloff in years as investors locked in profits on concern that the recent historic rally in the precious metals had left them overvalued.