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Bitcoin options traders are setting their sights on much higher prices while the largest cryptocurrency flirts with its fairly recent all-time high.

South Africans watched aghast on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump berated their leader in the Oval Office over false claims that there’s a genocide against White people in the country.

OPEC+ members are discussing making a third consecutive oil production surge in July, to be decided at the group’s meeting in just over a week, delegates said.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief Jamie Dimon said he can’t rule out the US economy will fall into stagflation as the country faces huge risks from geopolitics, deficits and price pressures.

Bitcoin surpassed $110,000 for the first time to head toward another record high, with traders increasingly bullish on the prospects of the original cryptocurrency.

The yield on the 30-year Treasury touched the highest in two years

In the world’s biggest bond market, investors are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s tax-cut plan.

Germany’s economy will stagnate this year, though a recovery is in sight thanks to plans to ramp up government spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s independent panel of experts said.

The European Central Bank warned that heightened investor concern over the riskiness of US assets following Donald Trump’s tariff drive could further jolt the world’s financial system.

The European Union was expected to share a revised trade proposal with the US, as it aims to inject momentum in talks with President Donald Trump’s administration amid lingering skepticism that a transatlantic deal can be reached.

China hat US-Präsident Donald Trump aufgerufen, seine Pläne für das Raketenabwehrsystem „Golden Dome“ aufzugeben. „Wir rufen die Vereinigten Staaten auf, die Entwicklung und Stationierung des globalen Raketenabwehrsystems so schnell wie möglich aufzugeben“, sagte eine Sprecherin des Außenministeriums, Mao Ning, am Mittwoch in Peking.

Morgan Stanley has raised its call on US stocks and Treasuries on expectations that a slew of future interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve will support bonds and boost company earnings.

Onlineshopping hat die Einkaufsgewohnheiten der Österreicherinnen und Österreicher geprägt. 97 Prozent der befragten Konsumentinnen und Konsumenten gaben an, regelmäßig online einzukaufen. Vor allem Reisen, Kleidung und Kosmetik werden online geordert, wie aus dem E-Commerce Report 2024 des Payment-Lösungsanbieters Nexi und des österreichischen Handelsverbands hervorgeht.

Oil jumped following a CNN report that new US intelligence suggests Israel is preparing for a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Poste Italiane SpA could help introduce the digital euro to Italy, according to European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone.

The European Central Bank warned that escalating global tariff tensions have emerged as a “significant concern” for financial stability and the global economy.

President Donald Trump said that Moscow and Kyiv would begin talks “immediately” on ending the war in Ukraine after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

Die Pierer Mobility und der insolvente Motorradhersteller KTM haben nach eigenen Angaben Finanzierungszusagen zur Erfüllung der 30-Prozent-Barquote im KTM-Insolvenzverfahren erhalten. Das teilten die Unternehmen in einer Ad-hoc-Mitteilung in der Nacht auf Dienstag mit.

Euro-area inflation will fall below the European Central Bank’s target next year because of fallout from US trade policies, according to the European Commission.

Die Inflation hat im April wieder leicht zugelegt. Im Jahresvergleich stiegen die Preise im Schnitt um 3,1 Prozent, wie die Statistik Austria am Montag mitteilte. Die Inflationsrate lag damit leicht über dem revidierten Wert von drei Prozent im März. Neben Strom und Miete hätten diesmal auch die Reisen in den Osterferien zum Preisanstieg beigetragen, so die Statistik Austria. Im Monatsvergleich legten die Preise im Schnitt um 0,2 Prozent zu.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon warned against complacency in the face of a slew of risks, citing everything from inflation and credit spreads to geopolitics.

US equity-index futures dropped and Treasuries’ yield curve steepened after Moody’s Ratings stripped the US government of its top credit rating, citing a ballooning budget deficit it said showed little sign of narrowing.

Investors face yet another bumpy start to the trading week, although it’s mounting concern over US debt rather than tariffs likely generating the volatility this time.

In der türkischen Metropole Istanbul hat am Freitag der Gesprächsreigen über eine mögliche Waffenruhe bzw. eine mögliche Friedenslösung im russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine begonnen. Die Delegationen Russlands und der Ukraine sind laut türkischem TV zu ersten direkten Gesprächen seit mehr als drei Jahren zusammengekommen. Der türkische Außenminister Hakan Fidan leitete das Treffen, wie es aus dem Ministerium hieß.

Hopes faded for a Ukraine ceasefire after Vladimir Putin sent a low-level delegation to talks in Turkey, while attention shifted to bids on Capitol Hill for fresh sanctions to bring the Russian leader to the negotiating table.

The euro-area economy expanded less than initially reported at the start of 2025, even before US tariffs that are expected to sap activity in the months ahead.