US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in September by the most in three years on concerns about the labor market and the outlook for the broader economy.

A vast majority of global banks now expect China’s economy to grow less than 5% this year, with Bank of America Corp. the latest to slash its forecast, joining the likes of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Buyers and sellers in US commercial real estate are increasingly convinced that the beleaguered market is reaching a bottom.

Tuesday’s hastily arranged briefing delivered a sweeping policy package. Economists say reversing the slump will require much more.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she and her counterpart at the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell exchange views, but don’t coordinate.

Germany’s business outlook worsened again – reinforcing fears that Europe’s biggest economy is in a recession with no quick rebound imminent.

Fast ein Jahr nach Beginn des Gaza-Krieges und dem Beitritt der Hisbollah zur Anti-Israel-Allianz versucht Israel, die Schiitenmiliz im Libanon mit einer Welle an Angriffen in die Knie zu zwingen. Das israelische Militär griff nach eigenen Angaben am Montag rund 1.600 Ziele an und setzte die Attacken in der Nacht auf Dienstag fort. Laut libanesischen Angaben starben schon fast 500 Menschen.

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China’s central bank unleashed an unprecedented blitz of policy support for the economy, as authorities made their boldest swing so far to hit this year’s annual growth target of about 5%, after a flurry of Wall Street banks downgraded their forecasts.

A handful of Federal Reserve officials on Monday left open the door to additional large interest-rate cuts, noting that current rates still weigh heavily on the US economy.

Just as US policymakers shift focus from curbing inflation to shoring up the job market, the economy faces a jolt that threatens the kind of supply-chain disruption and consumer discontent rife during the pandemic.

The euro area’s private-sector economy shrank for the first time since March, with the end of France’s Olympic boost and a deepening manufacturing downturn heightening concerns that the region’s recovery has run out of steam.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said he expects to lower interest rates by smaller, quarter-point moves at each of the central bank’s two remaining meetings this year.

Bei den jüngsten israelischen Angriffen auf die proiranische Hisbollah-Miliz im Süden des Libanon sowie in der Bekaa-Ebene im Osten des Landes wurden nach Angaben des Gesundheitsministeriums in Beirut am Montag mindestens 274 Menschen getötet und 1.024 verletzt. Zehntausende befinden sich auf der Flucht in Richtung Norden. Der Iran warnt vor Konsequenzen.

Das israelische Militär ist Montagfrüh erneut gegen Stellungen der schiitischen Hisbollah-Miliz im Libanon vorgegangen. Die Luftstreitkräfte führten „umfangreiche Angriffe“ durch, teilte die israelische Armee auf Telegram mit. Zivilistinnen und Zivilisten wurden gewarnt, sich von Hisbollah-Stellungen fernzuhalten. Zuvor hatte die libanesische Miliz ihrerseits Angriffe auf Israel gemeldet.

Wall Street traders have a unique challenge in placing bets on the stock market now that the Federal Reserve has started cutting interest rates: History is no longer a guide.

China announced plans for a rare briefing on the economy by three top financial regulators just as it cut one of its short-term policy rates, fueling speculation officials are preparing to ramp up efforts to revive growth.

Akshay Singal took little pleasure in getting the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut call right on Wednesday.

China’s broad budget expenditure shrank at a faster clip amid an unprecedented drop in income earned by local governments from land sales, an alarming sign for an economy desperately in need of fiscal support.

Chinese banks maintained their benchmark lending rates for September, as policymakers hold off on further monetary stimulus while financial institutions struggle with record-low profit margins.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell led his colleagues to an outsize interest-rate cut designed to preserve the strength of the US economy as risks to the labor market mount, marking an end to their single-minded focus on quashing inflation.

Mit Deutschlands großen Autokonzernen befindet sich einer der bisher gewichtigsten Industriezweige des Landes zunehmend im Krisenmodus. Hinweise darauf liefern nicht nur die zuletzt etwa in Europa eingebrochenen Neuzulassungen, als deutliches Vorzeichen gilt auch das zuletzt von Volkswagen angekündigte Aus der bisherigen Jobgarantie. Was offenbar fehlt, ist auch ein Plan in Sachen nachhaltige Mobilität. Am Montag erwartet die Branche bei einem in Berlin anstehenden „Autogipfel“ zumindest richtungsweisende Signale.

Der israelische Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu hat sich zu den Schlägen gegen die proiranische Hisbollah-Miliz im Libanon der vergangenen Tage geäußert und mit weiteren Angriffen gedroht. Während Israels Präsident Jizchak Herzog kalmiert, warnte die UNO vor einer Katastrophe.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said he remains skeptical about a soft landing in the US following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in more than four years — and said he wouldn’t “count my eggs” on that outcome.