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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel later this week to Switzerland for trade talks with China led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, seeking to de-escalate a tariff standoff that has threatened to hammer both economies.

India said it conducted military strikes against “terrorist camps” in Pakistan, an expected move after it pledged retaliation for a militant attack last month in Kashmir that killed 26 people.

India and the UK agreed a trade deal aimed at boosting economic ties between the world’s fifth and sixth-largest economies, as Washington’s disruptive tariff policies continue to reshape global trade.

Friedrich Merz secured parliamentary backing as Germany’s new chancellor on the second attempt, paving the way for the conservative leader, finally, to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with his authority considerably diminished.

Nach dem Scheitern im ersten Kanzlerwahlgang im deutschen Bundestag will sich CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz noch am Dienstag einer zweiten Abstimmung stellen. Trotz der historischen Niederlage bekundeten die Koalitionsparteien CDU/CSU und SPD ihre Unterstützung für Merz.

Friedrich Merz wird heute zum Bundeskanzler gewählt. Auf ihn warten viele Herausforderungen in den Bereichen Migration, Wirtschaft und Außenpolitik.

China’s trade flows increased at the end of April, indicating the damage from US tariffs has yet to manifest in actual shipments even though the trade war is widely expected to eventually slow the world’s second-largest economy.

US stocks fell Monday with the S&P 500 on track to snap its longest winning streak in two decades as mixed messages on trade policy clouded the market outlook.

The European Union is set to propose measures to ban Russian gas imports by the end of 2027, as the bloc pushes to sever ties with the country that was once its biggest energy supplier.

Eine neue Studie der TU Wien im Auftrag der Arbeiterkammer (AK) zeigt: Der Wiener Altbau-Mietwohnungsmarkt ist fest in der Hand von Spekulanten und Immobilienfirmen. Während Investoren Millionengewinne erzielen, geraten Mieter zunehmend unter Druck.

President Donald Trump suggested that his administration could strike trade deals with some countries as soon as this week, offering the prospect of relief for trading partners seeking to avoid higher US import duties.

Oil slipped after OPEC+ agreed to another bumper output increase, raising concern that additional supply could lead to a global glut just as demand looks to be under threat from the trade war.

Things are getting awkward for the Federal Reserve.

China has quietly started to exempt some US goods from tariffs that likely cover around $40 billion worth of imports, in what looks like an effort to soften the blow of the trade war on its own economy.

Global food prices rose to a two-year high in April, a sign that tariff uncertainty is starting to put a squeeze on trade.

Euro-area inflation unexpectedly held steady and an underlying measure jumped in an awkward report for officials weighing how to respond to the economic hit from US tariffs.

Als Preistreiber fungieren Pauschalreisen. Auch Nahrungsmittel steigen überdurchschnittlich im Preis.

US job growth was robust in April and the unemployment rate held steady, suggesting uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policy has yet to have a material impact on hiring plans.

Economists see a darkening outlook for the US economy but are sticking by projections for two interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year.

US employment growth probably decelerated in April and the jobless rate held steady, illustrating healthy yet moderating labor demand entering a period when trade policy risks chilling the hiring decisions.

President Donald Trump is asking Congress for deep cuts to domestic agencies and a boost to the military in a preliminary outline of his 2026 budget request to be released Friday.

Oil declined at the end of a volatile week as traders weighed a potential supply hike from OPEC+ and the trade war’s risks to demand against a fresh threat of US sanctions against Iranian flows.

China said it is assessing the possibility of trade talks with the US, the first sign since Donald Trump hiked tariffs last month that negotiations could begin between the two sides.

Traders are scooping up wagers tied to the European Central Bank’s interest-rate decision in September, moving on from bets on June when a quarter-point cut is seen as a foregone conclusion.