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European Central Bank monetary policy must remain restrictive given lingering inflation risks, according to Governing Council member Robert Holzmann.

Some European Union member states want the bloc to engage more urgently with Donald Trump’s transition team as they hope to stave off disruption and worsening tensions with its largest trading partner.

Car sales in Europe are flatlining, leading manufacturers including Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG to push for cost cuts in response to muted demand.

In the weeks leading up to the US presidential election, one of the United Arab Emirates’ most influential royals met with Elon Musk. Days after the results were clear, the head of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was pictured alongside Donald Trump and the Tesla Inc. chief who helped put him in the White House.

Bis Freitag soll bei der UNO-Klimakonferenz COP29 in Baku in Aserbaidschan ein Konsens gefunden werden. Im Fokus der aktuellen Konferenz steht die Aufstockung von Klimahilfen für ärmere Staaten. Doch die gegensätzlichen Interessen der fast 200 Teilnehmerländer stehen nach wie vor in großem Gegensatz. Ein Donnerstagfrüh präsentierter Entwurf für eine Abschlusserklärung lässt vieles in der Schwebe. Vor allem fehlen konkrete Summen.

In einem zunehmend rauer werdenden internationalen Umfeld haben die Risiken für die Finanzakteure im Euro-Raum nach Einschätzung der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) zugenommen. Die EZB nennt vor allem das schwache Wirtschaftswachstum und die wachsenden Konflikte im Welthandel als größte Auslöser ihrer Besorgnis.

Germany’s strict borrowing rules could soon be in for an overhaul that a growing chorus of critics argues is long overdue.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said more interest-rate cuts are needed, but policymakers should proceed carefully to avoid moving too quickly or too slowly.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said it will likely be appropriate for the central bank to cut interest rates toward a more neutral stance over time, citing inflation progress and a solid labor market.

Before Donald Trump’s election, Redfin Corp. projected mortgage rates would average 6.1% next year. But three days after the election, they revised their estimate upward to 6.8% – basically unchanged from today’s high levels.

The European Central Bank should lower borrowing costs at each meeting until it reaches a level that neither restricts nor stimulates economic activity, according to Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras.

The euro zone is on the cusp of sustainably reaching 2% inflation, putting the onus on officials to avoid undershooting that goal, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she wants to move cautiously on further interest-rate cuts because progress in reducing inflation has slowed.

Einen Tag vor der nächsten Tarifrunde hat die deutsche Gewerkschaft IG Metall ihre Pläne auf den Tisch gelegt, die Volkswagen (VW) retten sollen. Der Gegenvorschlag zu vom Unternehmen in Aussicht gestellten Werksschließungen sieht einen Gehaltsverzicht vor – gegen Garantien für Standorte und Beschäftigte. Andernfalls drohe VW ein „Arbeitskampf um Standorte, wie ihn die Republik noch nicht erlebt hat“, sagte die Gewerkschaft.

Rising trade frictions pose an additional risk to the euro-area economy and threaten to amplify vulnerabilities in the region’s financial system, the European Central Bank warned.

A key gauge of euro-zone wages jumped by the most since the common currency was introduced in 1999 — complicating the European Central Bank’s plans for interest-rate cuts as inflation eases.

Bis Ende 2027 will der Autokonzern 4000 Stellen in ganz Europa abbauen. Die meisten von ihnen sollen in Deutschland wegfallen. Noch ist nicht klar, ob Jobs in Österreich betroffen sind.

Catch up: Ukraine’s growing arsenal; America’s truce proposal for Israel and Hizbullah

Catch up: Ukraine’s growing arsenal; America’s truce proposal for Israel and Hizbullah

Euro-area financial institutions are increasingly using dollar markets for liquidity, creating risks to financial stability if US funding dries up, according to the European Central Bank.

The EU, US and other countries are hammering out a plan to throttle tens of billions of dollars of financial support for foreign oil and gas projects, weeks before President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House.

882 der insgesamt 960 Beschäftigten der TCG Unitech in Kirchdorf sind laut Betriebsrat beim Frühwarnsystem des Arbeitsmarktservice zur Kündigung angemeldet worden. In Losenstein (Bezirk Steyr-Land) sind weitere 100 Jobs bei Freudenberg Sealing Technologies in Gefahr.

Years of runaway inflation are testing the physical limits of Turkey’s cash-centric economy as its biggest banknotes become increasingly inadequate to cover even daily spending.

Oil traders broadly share the International Energy Agency’s view that stockpiles will grow next year — but there is reason to think the expansion could be smaller than forecast.

In a cooling US labor market, recent college graduates are among those feeling the chill most.

European stocks and the euro have all slumped since the US election as investors bet Trump’s policies will hit the continent hard.

Huawei Technologies Co.’s ambitions to create more powerful chips for AI and smartphones have hit major snags because of US sanctions, stalling a major Chinese effort to match American technology.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he wants to wait and see what policies the incoming Trump administration will implement before the central bank forecasts what it means for the economy.

The European Central Bank should cut interest rates far enough to ensure they are no longer constraining economic growth, Governing Council member Fabio Panetta said.

China’s policymakers and top regulators vowed to continue its opening up to foreign investors and firms, in their first public appearances with global financial luminaries at a major conference in Hong Kong.