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Confidence among US homebuilders advanced to a seven-month high in November on a jump in sales expectations and optimism a Trump administration will ease regulatory burdens.

Europe will see economic activity weaken if the US imposes tariffs, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras.

The European Central Bank is almost certain to cut interest rates by a quarter point in December, according to Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras.

China’s growing assistance to Russia for its war in Ukraine “will and must have consequences,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned as top European Union diplomats met in Brussels Monday.

Negotiators at COP29 are struggling to forge a consensus to boost funding to help poor countries. The fading US role has created a bigger opening for China.

European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos warned that high levels of sovereign debt could prevent governments from addressing long-term economic challenges and consign them to low growth.

Economists have given up hope that Germany can avoid a second consecutive year of shrinking output, according to a Bloomberg survey.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel sees the threat of a further fragmentation of the global economy, which could present central banks with new challenges in the form of higher or more volatile inflation.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week central bankers are keeping a close eye on housing inflation, which “has yet to fully normalize.” They could be waiting more than a year.

Die USA haben der Ukraine grünes Licht für den Einsatz von US-Waffen mit hoher Reichweite gegen Ziele in Russland gegeben. Das berichten die Nachrichtenagenturen Reuters und AFP, die sich auf mehrere Quellen beziehen. Und auch „New York Times“ („NYT“) und „Washington Post“ schreiben, dass US-Präsident Joe Biden die bisher geltenden Beschränkungen für an die Ukraine gelieferte Waffen aufgehoben habe.

Catch up: Ukraine gets long-range missile go-ahead; Israel continues campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon

Gold will rally to a record next year on central-bank buying and US interest rate cuts, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which listed the metal among top commodity trades for 2025 and said prices could extend gains during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Die erste Woche der Weltklimakonferenz (COP29) ist geschlagen. Die Vorzeichen waren denkbar schlecht, die Verhandlungen gestalten sich dementsprechend zäh. Kleinen Erfolgen stehen noch viele ungeklärte Fragen mit verhärteten Fronten gegenüber. Große Gräben zeigen sich vor allem bei der Klimafinanzierung. Aserbaidschan als Gastgeberland erweist sich bisher als wenig hilfreich und punktet vor allem mit diplomatischen Fauxpas.

Beijing’s first line of defense against higher tariffs is likely to be its currency. Good thing that it fits in with a dour economy.

Rob Subbaraman is preparing for his second Trump presidency with a new accessory in his economist toolkit: the head of global markets research at Nomura Holdings Inc. has downloaded Truth Social, the President-elect’s conservative social media platform.

Finance’s marquee names are ready to gatecrash the artificial-intelligence party.

After almost 1,000 days resisting the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s allies are pushing Volodymyr Zelenskiy to consider new ways to lure Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table as they seek an end to the fighting.

Xi Jinping used his final meeting with Joe Biden to send a clear message to Donald Trump: China wants to be friends, but is ready for a fight if necessary.

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Für US-Präsident Biden war es vermutlich das letzte Treffen mit Chinas Staatschef. Wie die Beziehungen unter der Trump-Regierung aussehen, ist ungewiss. Xi versicherte, er wolle weiterhin mit den USA zusammenarbeiten.

Eastern Europe embraced Trump the first time. Now many of the region’s leaders are relishing the return of a man they want to do business with.

For Chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz, the keys to unlocking a new era of prosperity lie in revisiting the policies that helped drive Germany’s postwar economic miracle.

Nach den gestrigen Warnungen macht Gazprom offenbar Ernst. Umweltministerin Gewessler und Bundeskanzler Nehammer sehen Österreich gerüstet

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peruvian counterpart Dina Boluarte inaugurated a $1.3 billion port that could transform South American trade with Asia just as Beijing prepares for a potential trade war with the US.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against any efforts to unwind globalization in his first major remarks since Donald Trump won the US presidential election after threatening to impose tariffs as high as 60% on the world’s second-biggest economy.

Nach fast zwei Jahren Funkstille hat Bundeskanzler Scholz wieder mit dem russischen Präsidenten Putin telefoniert. Scholz forderte Putin auf, den Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine zu beenden und die Truppen zurückzuziehen.

The Republican sweep of the presidency and Congress has transformed what could have been a struggle to merely renew Donald Trump’s tax cuts into a multi-pronged campaign to slash levies in new and bigger ways.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the recent performance of the US economy has been “remarkably good,” giving central bankers room to lower interest rates at a careful pace.

Russia backs the Paris climate agreement, the Kremlin’s envoy said, adding he hoped President-elect Donald Trump will also keep the US in the landmark agreement.

Der Zweiradhersteller KTM AG mit Hauptsitz in Mattighofen hat nach der Ankündigung weitreichender Einschnitte im Unternehmen diese am Freitag konkretisiert. 300 Stellen fallen bis Jahresanfang 2025 weg, und der Weihnachtsurlaub wird gestreckt.