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Gold rose to a record as concerns about a widening trade war remained front of mind for investors, after President Donald Trump pushed ahead with US tariffs on all auto imports.

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to improve market access at a meeting with a group of global business leaders in Beijing, in an effort to boost investor sentiment as rising tariffs fuel uncertainty for the economy and international trade.

A global selloff in equities extended into a third day as concerns about upcoming US tariffs and a widening trade war weighed on investor risk appetite. Gold jumped to a record on demand for safe havens.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said rapid policy changes by the Trump administration have created “a sense of instability” in the business community, and the associated decline in sentiment could “quiet demand.”

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said it looks “inevitable” that tariffs will boost inflation, at least in the near term, adding it’s likely appropriate to keep interest rates steady for longer.

The US is pushing to control all major future infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any role for Kyiv’s other allies and undermining its bid for European Union membership.

WIFO und IHS erwarten wie schon die Österreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) das dritte Rezessionsjahr in Folge. Mit durchaus drastischen Worten appellierten die Wirtschaftsforscher an die Regierung, „mutige Strukturreformen“ umzusetzen, die auch schmerzhaft sein können. Für Pensionen wurden etwa Anpassungen unter der – weiterhin höheren Inflation – empfohlen. Fakt sei jedenfalls: „Wir werden ärmer.“

Porsche AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG will be hit hardest by President Donald Trump’s latest trade salvo, facing a potential €3.4 billion ($3.7 billion) blow from new US tariffs on imported cars.

Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on auto imports will hurt carmakers around the world and push up prices for US consumers. Among the many losers, one winner stands out: Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc.

President Donald Trump suggested further tariffs would be imposed on the European Union and Canada if they worked together “to do economic harm” to the US.

Trump’s environmental directives are gutting basic protections for Americans and the agencies designed to deliver them.

President Donald Trump said he would consider lowering tariff rates imposed on China to secure Beijing’s support for a sale of the US operations of ByteDance Ltd.’s social video platform TikTok to an American company.

President Donald Trump signed an order to implement a 25% tariff on auto imports, expanding a trade war designed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the US and setting the stage for an even broader push on levies next week.

President Donald Trump said he plans to limit exceptions to his tariff push, the latest cryptic hint about a planned April 2 announcement of reciprocal duties on global trading partners.

Bitcoin’s recent relief rally, which took the original cryptocurrency to a two-week high on Monday, is at risk of being short-lived as broader market uncertainty continues to keep investors on the sidelines.

Die Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) hat ihre Wachstumsprognose für heuer und die kommenden Jahre spürbar zurückgenommen. Dennoch rechnet die OeNB damit, dass sich die heimische Wirtschaft heuer stabilisiert. Die Inflation soll erst auf längere Sicht sinken, für das Budget rechnet die OeNB mit einem Defizit von 3,8 Prozent – derzeit.

The European Union took steps to limit the amount of steel that can be imported into the bloc tariff-free as part of a broader effort to protect the sector from rising imports.

German business optimism rose to the highest level since June 2024 as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz readies hundreds of billions of euros of spending to modernize the economy.

European Central Bank officials are playing for time on what to do at their next meeting, with Governing Council members from Estonia, Slovakia and Croatia highlighting the uncertainty created by global trade tensions.

President Donald Trump appeared to invent a new weapon of economic statecraft on Monday by threatening what he dubbed “secondary tariffs” on countries that buy oil from Venezuela to choke off its oil trade with other nations.

Angesichts der deutlich schlechteren Wirtschaftsprognosen müssten ÖVP, SPÖ und Neos härter sparen als gedacht, um ein Defizitverfahren abzuwenden

Risks to euro-zone economic forecasts are more to the downside than the upside, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Jose Luis Escriva.

Business activity in the euro area reached its highest level in seven months as manufacturers recovered more than expected ahead of a massive increase in German spending.

BYD Co.’s sales last year surpassed the $100 billion mark, leapfrogging Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. on revenue, as the Chinese auto giant wows consumers with a range of electric and hybrid cars packed with high-tech features.

Countries in the crosshairs of US tariffs are rushing to offer concessions and other defensive responses to White House demands in the final full week before President Donald Trump stages trade “Liberation Day.”

US economic data are diverging wildly, fueling a debate over whether rising anxiety from President Donald Trump’s trade policies will push a moderating economy into a serious downturn.

President Donald Trump’s coming wave of tariffs is poised to be more targeted than the barrage he has occasionally threatened, aides and allies say, a potential relief for markets gripped by anxiety about an all-out tariff war.

Two Federal Reserve officials on Friday echoed comments from Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week, downplaying the recent rise in a key measure of long-term inflation expectations but emphasizing the outlook is highly uncertain.

China’s imports of US cotton, cars and some energy products all plunged in the first two months of the year after President Donald Trump started imposing tariffs and Beijing retaliated.