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Two dozen companies are finding their way in AI by making vibe-coding software, building robots and developing drones.

Guest-worker schemes are booming. They offer vast benefits to both host countries and the workers themselves

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Die chinesischen Wirtschaftsdaten sind für Präsident Xi Jiping nicht gerade erfreulich. So verlangsamten sich das Wirtschaftswachstum und der heimische Konsum, auch die Immobilienpreise sind erneut gefallen. Der von US-Präsident Donald Trump vom Zaun gebrochene Handelskrieg verschärft die Lage weiter. Die jüngsten Daten dürften den Druck auf Peking erhöhen, neue Konjunkturimpulse zu setzen. Alle Augen sind nun auf den kommenden Fünfjahresplan gerichtet.

Germany needs immigrants to maintain economic momentum and make up for demographic decline, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubled down on controversial remarks made last week that suggested Germany has too many migrants, as the conservative politician seeks to regain the initiative over the far right.

Many foreign investors are stuck with real estate assets that are increasingly difficult to sell.

A balance of economic terror is no basis for stability

Governments are living far beyond their means. Sadly, inflation is the most likely escape

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The Federal Reserve is ready to cut interest rates again this month, because right now a weakening job market outweighs inflation fears. But that balance may not hold for very long.

Die Bauwirtschaft in Niederösterreich hat eine dauerhafte Krise durchschritten. Aktuell gibt es erste Lichtblicke auf dem Weg der Erholung, heißt es von Branchenvertretern. Doch nach wie vor gibt es Bremsklötze für einen dauerhaften Aufschwung.

Der Kreditschutzverband 1870 verzeichnet in Tirol in diesem Jahr einen starken Anstieg von Bauträgerinsolvenzen. Österreichweit gibt es ein Plus von 60 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Gründe seien unter anderem gestiegene Zinsen und eine sinkende Nachfrage und auch eine Marktbereinigung nach dem Immobilienboom.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher sees an equal chance for lowering or raising interest rates as the next move, while for the time being it’s reasonable to keep borrowing costs unchanged.

European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel reiterated that the international role of the euro should be enhanced.

China said the economy is still on track to reach this year’s expansion goal even after reporting the weakest growth in a year, with a boost from booming exports undermined by weak spending and investment.

The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

America’s trading partners are rushing to seal new trade deals to blunt the hit from Trump’s protectionism.

The latest World Economic Outlook reports a slowdown in global growth with risks remaining tilted to the downside. As new policies slowly come to focus, adjustment to the emerging landscape should be aided with credible, predictable, sustainable actions. Stronger policy frameworks enhance the implementation and credibility of monetary and fiscal policies. Industrial policy can spur higher productivity in targeted sectors, but requires careful targeting to avoid inefficiencies and large fiscal costs, strong institutions, complementary structural reforms, and sound macroeconomic policy.

The International Monetary Fund warned that the global economy is showing signs of strains from sweeping US tariffs and protectionism — even though it so far has held up better than expected.

The European Central Bank is more likely to lower interest rates than raise them as its next move, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the US central bank is on track to deliver another quarter-point interest-rate cut later this month, even as a government shutdown significantly reduces its read on the economy.

Die CO2-Konzentration in der Erdatmosphäre hat im vergangenen Jahr um einen Rekordwert zugenommen. Laut der Weltorganisation für Meteorologie (WMO) handelt es sich um den höchsten innerhalb eines Jahres registrierten Anstieg seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen im Jahr 1957.

The International Monetary Fund said that global public debt is on track to exceed 100% of GDP by the end of this decade, its highest level since 1948, in the aftermath of World War II.