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Eastern Europe is sidestepping a wave of monetary easing that’s spreading across major economies in anticipation of potential turmoil as Donald Trump returns to the White House.

European Central Bank interest rates will continue to head lower as inflation starts to stabilize around the 2% goal, according to its Governing Council member Olli Rehn.

Chinese leaders plan to set an annual growth goal of about 5% for next year and raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product, Reuters reported, citing two people it didn’t identify.

President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son announced Monday morning at Mar-a-Lago that the company is expected to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years with a goal of creating 100,000 new jobs, according to two people familiar with the announcement.

US stocks declined as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated rate decision and its forecast for next year.

Weeks before Donald Trump returns to the White House, China’s factories are expanding production abroad and growing their customer base outside the US as they gird for new levies from the self-proclaimed “tariff man.”

Argentina emerged from a brutal recession in the third quarter, boosting the odds that President Javier Milei heads into next year’s mid-term elections with growth on the rebound alongside cooling inflation.

Deutschlands Kanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) hat am Montag wie erwartet die Vertrauensabstimmung im Bundestag verloren. Damit ist der Weg für die Auflösung des Bundestages und eine Neuwahl frei. 394 Abgeordnete votierten gegen ihn, 207 sprachen ihm das Vertrauen aus, 116 enthielten sich.

Investor bets on how much lower the European Central Bank’s interest rates will have to fall are relatively consistent with policymakers’ own assessments, according to Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.

Cocoa futures reached a fresh record in New York as the market grapples with renewed supply concerns, increasing the chances that the high costs already plaguing chocolatiers and consumers will worsen.

Österreich wird in den kommende Jahren Löcher im Staatshaushalt zu stopfen haben. Grund ist die schwache Konjunktur bei gleichzeitig steigenden öffentlichen Ausgaben. In seinem am Montag veröffentlichen Jahresbericht warnt der Fiskalrat eindringlich vor wachsenden Staatsschulden, sollte nicht gegengesteuert werden. Die Empfehlung lautet: „Konsolidierung ohne Tabus“ – aber mit Bedacht.

China’s retail sales growth unexpectedly weakened in November, highlighting the urgency for Beijing to further encourage residents to spend.

China’s top leaders have signaled stronger stimulus to help fill a hole in consumer demand. That doesn’t mean Beijing will roll out a “bazooka” package just yet, or abandon its factory focus.

The European Central Bank will lower borrowing costs further as the inflation spike of recent years increasingly moves into the rear-view mirror, bringing the 2% target within reach, President Christine Lagarde said.

America’s surprisingly robust economy has raised expectations that US interest rates will stay high compared to Europe next year.

Deutschland erreicht einen Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt. Wirtschaftsbosse wissen es, die Menschen im Land spüren es — doch die Politik findet keine Antworten.

The euro-area’s private sector shrank less than anticipated in December thanks to a bigger than expected contribution from the services sector.

Wieder hat die wichtigste Kryptowährung einen neuen Rekord gebrochen. Besonders der künftige US-Präsident Trump beflügelt die Anleger.

Global poverty will increase if the world doesn’t work to maintain a stable and open trading system, World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said.

Federal Reserve officials will lower interest rates this month for a third straight time and pare back the number of rate cuts they anticipate next year, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.

European Central Bank policymakers said more interest-rate reductions are on the way, with France’s Francois Villeroy de Galhau saying investors’ bets on more than 100 basis points of easing look reasonable.

Germany’s economy will hardly grow in 2025 after shrinking again this year, according to fresh forecasts from Bundesbank.

President-elect Donald Trump says renewing tax cuts would turbo-charge investment and boost US economic growth — a pledge that helped propel him to election victory in November.

Pacific Investment Management Co. and Fidelity International are among investors who say the darkening economic outlook in Europe may force policymakers to cut interest rates more than the market expects.

Das US-Magazin „Time“ hat den designierten Präsidenten Donald Trump zur Person des Jahres 2024 gekürt. In einem begleitenden Interview skizzierte Trump einige seiner Pläne: Bei der Abschiebung von illegal Eingereisten will er das Militär einsetzen. Kinderimpfprogramme könnten gestrichen werden, und Kapitol-Stürmer von Jänner 2021 will er begnadigen. Auch bei seiner Vereidigung könnte es eine Premiere geben.

China signaled more public borrowing and spending in 2025 with a shift of policy focus to consumption, in an effort to repair the economy’s weak link as looming US tariffs threaten exports.

Investments by Alphabet, Amazon.com and others may take years to pay off. Skeptics worry about a bubble.

Europe’s central banks are taking a determined dovish turn to aid economies bracing for more disruption from Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House.

European Central Bank policymakers expect to cut interest rates by another quarter point in January and probably also in March as inflation stabilizes at the 2% target and economic growth remains sluggish, according to officials familiar with their thinking.

The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for a third consecutive meeting, signaling more reductions next year as inflation nears 2% and the economy struggles.