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Inflation expectations of consumers in the euro area edged higher in October, according to the European Central Bank — supporting policymakers arguing in favor of a cautious approach to lowering interest rates.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation accelerated in October from a year ago, helping explain policymakers’ more cautious approach to lowering interest rates.

Euro-area inflation climbed above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, though officials are unlikely to be deterred from continuing to lower interest rates next month and beyond.

Turkey entered a technical recession in the third quarter as industrial production plunged, providing more evidence to the central bank as it ponders whether to start cutting interest rates next month.

US hiring probably jumped in November after hurricanes and a major strike undercut job growth a month earlier, consistent with a labor market that’s healthy yet gradually cooling.

Markets have fully priced in a 25 basis point interest rate cut from the ECB in December, which would mark its fourth cut of the year.

Norway is on the cusp of completing a transition away from combustion cars thanks to targeted incentives that made electrics an easy choice

Chinese carmakers’ push into the European electric-vehicle market continued to meet resistance, with their share of deliveries to the region slipping during October in the run-up to new tariffs.

Die französische Minderheitsregierung unter Michel Barnier steht nach knapp drei Monaten vor ihrem möglichen Aus. Bis Jahresende muss der Haushaltsentwurf für 2025 verabschiedet werden, der durch Steuererhöhungen und Ausgabenkürzungen insgesamt Einsparungen von 60 Milliarden Euro vorsieht. Die Opposition will nicht mitmachen, der Premier warnt vor einem „Sturm auf den internationalen Finanzmärkten“.

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Auf die Insolvenz der KTM AG und die Schließung des Schaeffler-Werkes folgt diese Woche bereits die dritte Hiobsbotschaft: Siemens schließt bis Ende 2026 sein Wiener Werk für industrielle Stromversorgung. Gewerkschaft und Industrie geraten darüber in Streit.

The European Central Bank doesn’t need to constrain the economy any longer and may even have to take interest rates to levels that promote growth, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

German inflation unexpectedly remained unchanged in November, backing arguments for the European Central Bank to continue lowering interest rates.

The US economy expanded at a solid pace in the third quarter, largely powered by a broad-based advance in consumer spending and steady business investment.

Spanish inflation quickened to the fastest pace since August, though the acceleration was driven by base effects and is unlikely to scupper plans for the European Central Bank to continue lowering interest rates.

Earlier this year, the Czech Republic’s central bank chief flew to London to have a look at a swelling stack of gold bars stored in the Bank of England’s concrete-encased vaults beneath Threadneedle Street.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde suggested European Union might be in a better position if it talks with the US about potential trade tariffs instead of immediately imposing countermeasures.

The Biden administration is weighing additional curbs on sales of semiconductor equipment and AI memory chips to China that would escalate the US crackdown on Beijing’s tech ambitions but stop short of some stricter measures previously considered, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Europe’s worst-case scenario for the future of transatlantic economic relations rose to the surface this week when President-elect Donald Trump gave a clear signal that he’ll use American trade might as a means to exert foreign policy leverage.

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.

From buying less to gifting secondhand items, US families are adapting to save money.

China’s industrial firms saw profits decline for the third straight month, as worsening producer price deflation and sluggish factory output overshadowed the impact of recent stimulus measures.

Federal Reserve officials indicated broad support for a careful approach to future interest-rate cuts as the economy remains solid and inflation slowly cools, minutes from their latest policy meeting showed.

Im Jahr 2026 wird ein Rückgang von 40 Prozent bei Neubauten erwartet. Wien ist davon besonders stark betroffen, warnen Fachleute. Die größte Bauaktivität gebe es in Flächen- und Außenbezirken, die geringste in den Innenstadtbezirken.

The European Central Bank needs to be wary of cutting interest rates too far as borrowing costs are already near a level that no longer restrains the economy and going lower could backfire, according to Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel.

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