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Das österreichische Budgetdefizit entspricht nicht den Haushaltsvorgaben der EU-Kommission. Die Brüsseler Behörde könnte daher dem Rat der EU-Mitgliedsstaaten empfehlen, ein Defizitverfahren in Gang zu setzen, hieß es am Dienstag. Österreich kündigte an, rasch Gegenmaßnahmen vorzulegen.

The German economy will need hundreds of thousands of immigrants a year to counter the negative impact from its aging society, according to a new study that feeds into an increasingly heated debate on the matter.

Mehr als ein Jahr nach Beginn des Krieges mit der libanesischen Hisbollah-Miliz hat das israelische Sicherheitskabinett nach Angaben des Büros von Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu eine von den USA und Frankreich vermittelte Waffenruhe gebilligt. Sie soll nach Angaben von US-Präsident Joe Biden in der Nacht auf Mittwoch beginnen.

Bitcoin posted its longest losing streak in the period since Donald Trump’s US election victory, after a failed run at $100,000 cooled the speculative fervor sparked by the president-elect’s embrace of crypto.

Key OPEC+ nations have begun discussions to delay the oil production restart planned for January, potentially for several months, delegates said.

Nick Twidale spilled a flat white coffee on his keyboard when headlines on Donald Trump‘s latest tariff threats caused his phone to blow up with calls.

Donald Trump fired an opening shot in his tariff battle with Beijing by promising an additional 10% levy on Chinese goods. The question that now confronts President Xi Jinping is how much more is coming.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said it is still appropriate to consider another interest-rate cut at the central bank’s December meeting.

European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said more reductions in interest rates are on the way if policymakers’ forecasts for inflation hold.

Catch up: Biden announces ceasefire in Lebanon; Mexico’s tariff warning

Catch up: Biden announces ceasefire in Lebanon; Mexico’s tariff warning

President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on China as well as US neighbors Canada and Mexico, roiling markets with his first specific threat to curb global trade flows since his election win.

Europe risks losing investments and industrial jobs to countries including the US if the region fails to cut red tape and energy costs, said ABB Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Morten Wierod.

The common currency looks doomed to drop to parity with the dollar.

With a crypto-friendly commander-in-chief returning to the White House, Wall Street is ready to unleash a new generation of speculative products across the $3.2 trillion industry to sate investor appetite — from institutional newbies to die-hard retail traders.

The European Union is proposing to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones that were deployed against Ukraine.

The European Central Bank should steadily lower borrowing costs to 2% or thereabouts, according to Governing Council member Mario Centeno.

The dollar rallied and shares dropped after President-elect Donald Trump said the US will impose additional tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, ratcheting up concerns about his “America First” policies.

European Central Bank interest rates will fall, but the speed and pace will depend on data, according to Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf.

Inflation that’s headed toward the European Central Bank’s target will allow for more interest-rate cuts, but officials mustn’t rush, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said.

The European Union has only seen limited progress in recent weeks in negotiations with China over a comprehensive deal to replace tariffs on electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.

The South Korean owner of the European Union’s largest factory of electric-vehicle batteries called on the bloc to reduce energy costs and grow the strategic industry amid stiff competition from China.

Thyssenkrupp AG’s steel unit plans to reduce its labor force by about 40% this decade, a move that would shrink a business that’s lost billions of euros to a global steel glut and rising energy prices.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary may give Beijing room to negotiate with the US over their trade tensions, in part due to his moderate stance on tariffs.

Asia’s central banks will proceed cautiously with further policy easing given strength in the greenback and the risk of Trump administration tariffs, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The European Central Bank should be able to reduce interest rates to a level where they no longer restrict the economy in 2025, according to Chief Economist Philip Lane.

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is visiting China for at least the third time this year, showing up at a suppliers’ conference on the same day a top Beijing official convened an important meeting with a group of foreign CEOs.

China’s central bank kept a policy loan rate unchanged after last cutting it in September, as the authorities stay patient in ramping up monetary stimulus.

Germany’s business outlook slid in November, remaining subdued due to the collapse of the government and the threat of trade tariffs following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president.

A stock-market rally boosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s victory is set to put upward pressure on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, which in turn could keep interest rates elevated.