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China is willing to buy more Indian products to balance trade, Beijing’s Ambassador Xu Feihong said just ahead of a US tariff announcement expected to hit the south Asian neighbors.

Euro-area inflation eased further toward the European Central Bank’s 2% target as officials weigh whether or not to continue lowering interest rates.

Wie viel haben die Österreicherinnen und Österreicher in den letzten Jahren im Durchschnitt verdient, und wie viel davon konnten sie sich auf die Seite legen? Antworten auf diese beiden Fragen geben Zahlen der Statistik Austria vom Montag. Die Verdienststrukturerhebung bis 2022 zeichnet die Entwicklung der Löhne und Gehälter nach Branchen, Geschlecht und Region nach. Auffallend ist aktuell ein deutlicher Trend zum Sparen und zur Zurückhaltung beim Konsum.

His plans have sparked fears of a US recession and a global slowdown, as well as the end of a post-war order.

President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariff push on Wednesday during an event in the White House Rose Garden, his top spokeswoman said.

Trepidation swept through global markets ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected trade tariff announcements later this week, pushing investors already on edge over an economic slowdown to de-risk their portfolios and head to safe havens.

German inflation slowed more than anticipated in March, nearing the European Central Bank’s 2% target as officials ponder whether to lower interest rates again at their next meeting or pause.

Several European Central Bank officials are still wavering on whether to cut interest rates next month, according to people familiar with the matter, suggesting the meeting remains far more open than investors are betting.

China’s residential sales fell again in March, suggesting the recovery in the property sector remains frail.

Mehr als deutlich hat Österreich im vergangenen Jahr die Maastricht-Grenze von drei Prozent des Budgetdefizits überschritten. Am Montag meldete die Statistik Austria einen Anstieg des gesamtstaatlichen Defizits auf 4,7 Prozent des BIP. Der Schuldenstand erhöhte sich damit um 22,6 Milliarden auf mehr als 394 Milliarden Euro. 2023 lag das Defizit noch bei 12,4 Milliarden Euro bzw. 2,6 Prozent des BIP. Für WIFO-Chef Gabriel Felbermayr sind diese Zahlen eine „enorme Negativüberraschung“.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists now forecast both the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will cut interest rates three times this year as President Donald Trump’s tariffs weigh on economic growth.

President Christine Lagarde said that the European Central Bank can’t relent on inflation, with the US administration’s trade policy creating uncertainty.

President Donald Trump said he was “very angry” at Vladimir Putin and threatened “secondary tariffs” on buyers of his country’s oil if the Russian leader refuses a ceasefire with Ukraine.

US employers probably tempered their hiring in March, just as consumers grow increasingly cautious and the economic outlook dims on concerns about the fallout from higher tariffs.

The Kremlin has a deliberate strategy to test how far US President Donald Trump is willing to go in pressing Europe to ease sanctions, according to people familiar with the situation.

As US stock prices tumbled this month, John Sidawi, a fund manager at Federated Hermes, noticed something strange.

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.