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Western investors are finally back in the gold market after being largely absent for the past three years. This time, they’re coming in force with big purchases of bullion-backed exchange-traded products.

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Global investors’ rotation out of American assets will go on for years if President Donald Trump persists with his trade policy, according to a strategist who timed the unwind of US exceptionalism almost perfectly.

The International Monetary Fund sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth for this year and next, warning the outlook could deteriorate further as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs spark a global trade war.

The president’s attacks on the Fed are pushing the world further off its American axis, as governments and investors lose confidence in the US dollar and bonds.

The sell-America trade gathered momentum on Monday as President Donald Trump contemplated whether he’s able to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Gold hit a record as the debilitating US-led trade war underpinned demand for haven assets, with data due in the coming days that may highlight early signs of damage to the global economy.

US stock-index futures and the dollar fell early Monday as investors remained on edge amid US trade talks with Japan and the European Union and criticism of the Federal Reserve by President Donald Trump.

Am Gründonnerstag hat das Finanzministerium seine Berechnung des Budgetdefizits vorlegt, ausgegangen wird von 4,5 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts (BIP). Die Einschätzung liegt noch knapp über jener des Fiskalrats, der zuletzt 4,4 Prozent prognostiziert hatte. Die neue Schätzung berücksichtigt auch die geplanten Konsolidierungsmaßnahmen der Regierung in voller Höhe. Für Finanzminister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) steigt der Druck zur Umsetzung des Sparpakets.

The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for the seventh time since last June as trade tensions threaten to derail the region’s economic recovery.

The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that the global economy will slow due to the US-led world trade “reboot,” but a recession isn’t in the forecast.

The head of Europe’s insurance watchdog said the US Treasury market’s recent volatility is bringing into question its status as a safe haven.

It was an unexpected, if improbable relief. The panic unleashed by Donald Trump’s trade war, which convulsed financial markets around the globe and sowed doubts about America’s standing in the world, died down nearly as quickly as it began.

President Donald Trump has discussed firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with some of his top advisers, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Das Finanzministerium geht für heuer von einem Defizit von 4,5 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts (BIP) aus. Dieser Wert wird am Donnerstag an die Statistik Austria übergeben, die diese Zahlen wiederum an Brüssel übermittelt. Damit ist, wie das Ministerium in einer schriftlichen Stellungnahme betonte, von einem Defizitverfahren der EU auszugehen – die erlaubte Grenze von drei Prozent wird klar verfehlt. Immerhin liege man knapp unter den 4,7 Prozent des Jahres 2024, hieß es aus dem Ministerium.

The European Central Bank is about to cut interest rates for the seventh time, a move that comes after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs shook markets and darkened the economic outlook.

Gold hit another all-time high as warnings from Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell about the impact of the trade war fueled volatility on Wall Street, leading to sharp declines in stocks and the dollar.

Tempted by talk of rapprochement between Washington and Moscow, companies remain wary of a radically changed Russian market.

China wants to see a number of steps from President Donald Trump’s administration before it will agree to trade talks, including showing more respect by reining in disparaging remarks by members of his cabinet, according to a person familiar with the Chinese government’s thinking.

The World Trade Organization slashed its forecast for merchandise trade this year as soaring US tariffs and broader uncertainty hammer international commerce.

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China’s economy showed surprising strength in early 2025 thanks to consumer subsidies and a rush of export shipments to beat tariffs, although an impasse with Donald Trump over the trade war is darkening its outlook and fueling calls for stimulus.

Oil companies spent more than a century developing a vast industrial network to extract, refine and deliver their product to customers around the world. Sourcing the materials needed to build an alternative, less carbon-intensive economy presents a whole new set of challenges.

The number of unemployed people exceeded job openings in 14 US states in February, the most since April 2021, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday.

Asian technology stocks fell after Nvidia Corp. said the US government will begin requiring a license to export its H20 chips to China, an escalation of restrictions.