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Several Federal Reserve officials Wednesday reiterated their deep uncertainty over how far the central bank will need to lower interest rates, highlighting the difficulty policymakers face in trying to determine the right setting to keep the economy on an even keel.

China, which recently unveiled plans to support its ailing economy, got more than $40 billion of bids for its first dollar bond issuance since 2021.

US inflation remained firm in October, underscoring the ongoing risks Federal Reserve officials face in trying to bring price pressures fully under control.

Die schlechten Nachrichten aus der Wirtschaft reißen nicht ab: Zu den deutlich nach unten revidierten Prognosen der Ökonomen von WIFO und IHS reihen sich miserable Bilanzen heimischer Konzerne. Am Mittwoch vermeldete der einstmals verstaatlichte Stahlkonzern voestalpine zum Halbjahr einen Einbruch beim Ergebnis nach Steuern um 43 Prozent. Und der Motorradhersteller KTM kündigte einen millionenschweren Finanzbedarf samt Personalabbau an.

Three of the leading artificial intelligence companies are seeing diminishing returns from their costly efforts to develop newer models.

Donald Trump’s election win is leading some forecasters to question if the European Central Bank will need to return borrowing costs toward highly stimulative levels as his threat of trade tariffs materializes.

A second Trump administration looks like a disaster for the region. It might also—finally—shake the continent out of its torpor.

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Good morning. Donald Trump names key roles for his second presidential term. An ECB governing council member suggests gradual monetary easing. And Rolex Submariner watches globally near $50 billion in market value. Listen to the day’s top stories.

The European Central Bank should go on cutting interest rates gradually, according to Governing Council member Martins Kazaks.

China is planning to cut taxes for home purchases as the government dials up fiscal support to revive a moribund housing market, according to people familiar with the matter.

After plowing at least $132 million into the president-elect’s campaign, the richest man in the world is about to treat the US government as if it were a money-losing social network.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said a December interest-rate cut is likely and further reductions are possible, but officials should remain cautious and move step by step.

Investor confidence in Germany’s economy unexpectedly worsened in November after a spate of bad news from the country’s industry, the collapse of the three-party government and the election of Donald Trump.

Several Russian billionaires don’t share the optimism of Vladimir Putin’s government that Russia’s economy will keep growing at a pace most Western countries can only envy. And they see little prospect that incoming US President Donald Trump will lift sanctions.

Eine Woche nach der US-Präsidentschaftswahl scheint das Kabinett des republikanischen Wahlsiegers Donald Trump allmählich Form anzunehmen. So werden Hardliner und Gefolgsleute wie die Gouverneurin Kristi Noem und der Senator Marco Rubio für Topjobs gehandelt. Nationaler Sicherheitsberater wird der bisherige Abgeordnete Mike Waltz. Laut US-Medien dürften sie federführend für die Umsetzung von Trumps rigoroser Migrations- und China-Politik sein.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged more than $65 billion of fresh support for the nation’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence sector as Tokyo looks to keep up with a global spending spree on cutting-edge tech.

Currency strategists are ripping up forecasts for the euro in the wake of the US election and coming up with a new call: a slide toward parity with the dollar.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz told US President-elect Donald Trump that Germany is ready to continue “decades of successful cooperation” between the two countries.

The European Central Bank plans to demand more information from banks about their exposure to geopolitical risks as supervision head Claudia Buch puts her stamp on the institution.

Chaotic policymaking may delay the arrival of new import taxes.

China may embrace greater stimulus, bolster manufacturing, and allow the yuan to weaken to offset the negative effects of a second Trump presidency on the Chinese economy, analysts said.

Agreement seals deepening security cooperation between two nations and comes weeks after Pyongyang sent troops to Russia. What we know on day 993

Catch up: Trump’s cabinet picks; a North Korea-Russia mutual defence pact

Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally took the digital asset past $89,000 and lifted the overall value of the crypto market above its pandemic-era peak as traders bet on a boom under President-elect Donald Trump.

Catch up: Trump’s cabinet picks; a North Korea-Russia mutual defence pact

Die Republikaner wollen auch im Repräsentantenhaus die Mehrheit. Doch die letzten Sitze sind hart umkämpft. Der Newsticker zur US-Wahl.

The Kremlin denied a report that President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump.