As the world’s climate becomes increasingly volatile, businesses that depend on predictable weather are turning to financial products that compensate them when there’s a heat wave, a drought or an unusually persistent bout of rain.

Weeks before Donald Trump returns to the White House, China’s factories are expanding production abroad and growing their customer base outside the US as they gird for new levies from the self-proclaimed “tariff man.”

China suffered the biggest outflow on record from its financial markets last month as the prospect of higher US tariffs posed more risks for the world’s second-largest economy.

A key measure of CEO confidence in China signaled pessimism for the first time since the pandemic even after the nation unleashed a raft of stimulus measures.

European Central Bank interest rates will continue to head lower as inflation starts to stabilize around the 2% goal, according to its Governing Council member Olli Rehn.

Argentina emerged from a brutal recession in the third quarter, boosting the odds that President Javier Milei heads into next year’s mid-term elections with growth on the rebound alongside cooling inflation.

Eastern Europe is sidestepping a wave of monetary easing that’s spreading across major economies in anticipation of potential turmoil as Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Germany will reduce federal debt sales by 13% next year as the government scales back despite a sputtering economy and pressure to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia.

German business expectations sank in December, highlighting the challenges for Europe’s top economy with snap elections likely to bring a change of government.

Treasury 10-year yields may climb to 6% for the first time in more than two decades as US fiscal woes worsen and Donald Trump’s policies help keep inflation elevated, according to T. Rowe Price.

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Chinese leaders plan to set an annual growth goal of about 5% for next year and raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product, Reuters reported, citing two people it didn’t identify.

President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son announced Monday morning at Mar-a-Lago that the company is expected to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years with a goal of creating 100,000 new jobs, according to two people familiar with the announcement.

US stocks declined as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated rate decision and its forecast for next year.

Investor bets on how much lower the European Central Bank’s interest rates will have to fall are relatively consistent with policymakers’ own assessments, according to Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.

Cocoa futures reached a fresh record in New York as the market grapples with renewed supply concerns, increasing the chances that the high costs already plaguing chocolatiers and consumers will worsen.

Deutschlands Kanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) hat am Montag wie erwartet die Vertrauensabstimmung im Bundestag verloren. Damit ist der Weg für die Auflösung des Bundestages und eine Neuwahl frei. 394 Abgeordnete votierten gegen ihn, 207 sprachen ihm das Vertrauen aus, 116 enthielten sich.

Österreich wird in den kommende Jahren Löcher im Staatshaushalt zu stopfen haben. Grund ist die schwache Konjunktur bei gleichzeitig steigenden öffentlichen Ausgaben. In seinem am Montag veröffentlichen Jahresbericht warnt der Fiskalrat eindringlich vor wachsenden Staatsschulden, sollte nicht gegengesteuert werden. Die Empfehlung lautet: „Konsolidierung ohne Tabus“ – aber mit Bedacht.

China’s retail sales growth unexpectedly weakened in November, highlighting the urgency for Beijing to further encourage residents to spend.

Global poverty will increase if the world doesn’t work to maintain a stable and open trading system, World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said.

China’s top leaders have signaled stronger stimulus to help fill a hole in consumer demand. That doesn’t mean Beijing will roll out a “bazooka” package just yet, or abandon its factory focus.

The European Central Bank will lower borrowing costs further as the inflation spike of recent years increasingly moves into the rear-view mirror, bringing the 2% target within reach, President Christine Lagarde said.

Fresh inflation figures are likely to make the Federal Reserve more cautious about the pace of interest-rate cuts — but not quite yet.

Companies say they confront multiple obstacles to reshoring production, from environmental regulations to labor shortages.

Investments by Alphabet, Amazon.com and others may take years to pay off. Skeptics worry about a bubble.

America’s surprisingly robust economy has raised expectations that US interest rates will stay high compared to Europe next year.

Deutschland erreicht einen Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt. Wirtschaftsbosse wissen es, die Menschen im Land spüren es — doch die Politik findet keine Antworten.

The euro-area’s private sector shrank less than anticipated in December thanks to a bigger than expected contribution from the services sector.

Wieder hat die wichtigste Kryptowährung einen neuen Rekord gebrochen. Besonders der künftige US-Präsident Trump beflügelt die Anleger.