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Die von US-Präsident Donald Trump umworbene Insel Grönland steht vor einem Regierungswechsel: Die oppositionelle Mitte-rechts-Partei Demokraatit errang bei der Wahl am Dienstag nach vorläufiger Auszählung 29,9 Prozent der Stimmen. Mit 24,5 Prozent rangiert eine weitere Oppositionspartei – Naleraq – auf Platz zwei. Der Chefredakteur der grönländischen Zeitung „Sermitsiaq“, Masaana Egede, ortete am Mittwoch eine „große Wende in der grönländischen Politik“.

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said there’s almost a 50-50 likelihood of the US tipping into a recession this year due to a range of policy steps from the Trump administration that are undermining confidence.

US stocks buckled again after Donald Trump’s latest trade-war salvo against Canada, with the S&P 500’s three-week rout now at 10% and megacap technology resuming a selloff that’s wiped out trillions in value.

President Donald Trump said he was increasing the steel and aluminum tariff on Canadian goods to 50% to retaliate against Ontario’s move to place a levy on electricity sent to the US.

Talks between the US and China on trade and other issues are stuck at lower levels, people familiar with the matter said, with both sides talking past each other and failing to agree on the best way to proceed.

Citigroup Inc. strategists downgraded their view on US stocks to neutral from overweight, saying the hegemony of US stocks is on pause, at least for now.

Im rund 57.000 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner zählenden Grönland wird am Dienstag ein neues Parlament gewählt – mit womöglich weitreichenden Folgen. US-Präsident Donald Trump hatte mit wiederholten Ansprüchen auf die rohstoffreiche Insel zuletzt nicht nur für große Verunsicherung in der Bevölkerung gesorgt, sondern vor allem der jahrelangen Debatte über eine Unabhängigkeit vom dänischen Königreich neues Leben eingehaucht.

What had been a steady pullback from the US stock market accelerated sharply Monday as investors retreated from virtually every type of risk and economic fear raced across Wall Street.

As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — had never been richer, flush with big gains from frothy stock markets.

Billionaire Elon Musk threw his weight behind a US exit from NATO, saying on his social media platform that it “doesn’t make sense for America to pay for the defense of Europe.”

Russia is willing to discuss a temporary truce in Ukraine provided there is progress toward a final peace settlement, according to people familiar with the matter in Moscow.

President Donald Trump’s return already had European governments panicking about how they were going to keep the transatlantic alliance from cracking up over the next four years. But his vice president is deepening concerns that splits with the US could become permanent.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said the neutral level for the central bank’s policy rate had likely risen since the Covid-19 pandemic.

US hiring remained firm in February and the unemployment rate edged higher, illustrating a labor market that’s cooling gradually in the face of rising economic uncertainty.

The European Central Bank should keep all options on the table for next month’s decision on interest rates as the economic outlook hinges on geopolitical shocks that are hard to predict, according to Governing Council member Martins Kazaks.

A simmering tension in the crypto industry resurfaced after President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited order creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve and an additional stockpile of other digital assets.

US employers likely added a solid number of jobs last month, showcasing a labor market that held steady in the face of mounting policy uncertainty.

Die neue Regierung aus ÖVP, SPÖ und NEOS stellt am Freitag ihre Pläne im Nationalrat vor. Bundeskanzler Christian Stocker (ÖVP) gibt seine erste Regierungserklärung ab, in der nachfolgenden Debatte kommen Ministerinnen und Minister zu Wort. Zudem will die Dreierkoalition erste Sparmaßnahmen auf den Weg bringen. Die FPÖ kündigte an, man werde die neue Regierung einem „Lackmustest“ unterziehen, die Grünen kritisierten im Vorfeld einige Budgetvorhaben.

A $439 billion rally in Chinese tech megacaps this year has left their once-unbeatable US peers in the dust, an outperformance that many investors say has room to extend.

After a week of historic shifts in European markets, investors are declaring it may be just the beginning.