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US-Notenbankchef Jerome Powell sieht die amerikanische Wirtschaft noch immer auf einem soliden Fundament und hat erklärt, die Fed werde die Leitzinsen “im Laufe der Zeit” weiter herabsetzen.

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink said the market is pricing too many interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve given the US economy continues to grow.

The Swiss National Bank can intervene in currency markets if required and stands ready to lower interest rates again, according to new President Martin Schlegel.

Euro-area inflation slowed below the European Central Bank’s 2% target for the first time since 2021 — backing investor bets that interest rates may be lowered more quickly than previously anticipated.

With the last traces of the global inflation shock fading, the shift toward lower borrowing costs is about to maintain momentum as economies tread toward a new year fraught with unknowns.

Easing inflation pressures and a deteriorating euro-zone economy support the case for an interest-rate cut this month, European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said.

Dockworkers walked out of every major port on the US East and Gulf coasts for the first time in nearly 50 years, staging a strike that could ripple across the world’s largest economy and cause political turmoil just weeks before the presidential election.

The Biden administration is planning to issue a regulation to cement the sweeping asylum restrictions it enacted at the southern border over the summer.

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Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank is becoming more optimistic that it will be able to get inflation under control, and will reflect on that at its October interest-rate decision.

The impact of the candidates’ policies on tax breaks, tariffs, immigration, housing and inflation for the US.

China’s overseas investment hit a record high as its companies look to build more factories abroad, potentially helping to ease criticism of Beijing’s export policies.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier plans to announce additional taxes to raise between €15 billion and €18 billion ($16.7-$20 billion) as he looks at ways to regain control of the country’s public finances, according to Le Parisien newspaper.

German inflation eased below the European Central Bank’s 2% target for the first time since February 2021 — supporting the case for another cut in interest rates in less than three weeks.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will lower interest rates “over time,” while again emphasizing that the overall US economy remains on solid footing.

A funding squeeze is putting the city’s businesses under pressure amid China’s slowdown and weak consumer demand.

Nach der Nationalratswahl ist vor den Koalitionsverhandlungen. Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen wird bald den Auftrag zur Regierungsbildung vergeben. Am Sonntag wollte er sich noch nicht darauf festlegen, ob er tatsächlich FPÖ-Chef und Wahlsieger Herbert Kickl damit betrauen wird. Laut Politologin Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle wäre es auch möglich, dass Van der Bellen den amtierenden Bundeskanzler Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) sondieren lasse – und damit bestimmen würde, wer Einladender und wer Eingeladener sei.

Chinese stocks extended one of their most remarkable turnarounds in history, soaring for a ninth straight day as government stimulus entices investors back to one of the most beaten-down markets worldwide.

Catch up: Israel’s ruthless strikes on Beirut; Austria’s hard right jockeys for power

Catch up: Israel’s ruthless strikes on Beirut; Austria’s hard right jockeys for power

Volvo Car AB and dozens of industrial manufacturers urged Brussels to stick to a plan to halt sales of new combustion-engine cars starting 2035. But Europe’s biggest automakers are keeping quiet.

When Michael Strobaek joined Lombard Odier as chief investment officer in November, one of his first big moves was to sell all the China stocks and bonds in its holdings managed for private clients.

It’s wrong to expect that a cycle of interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve will suddenly revive the green transition, according to Barry Norris, the founder and chief investment officer of UK hedge fund Argonaut Capital Partners.

US stocks will outperform the nation’s government and corporate bonds for the rest of this year as the Federal Reserve keeps cutting interest rates, the latest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey shows.

The French government is weighing fresh taxes on corporates to cut the country’s budget deficit, newspaper Le Monde reported.

The leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party said he’ll start negotiations on a new government coalition after a historic victory — yet one that may still not grant Herbert Kickl the top job.

Die FPÖ hat bei der Nationalratswahl am Sonntag laut Hochrechnungen inklusive Wahlkartenprognose klar Platz eins erreicht. Rang zwei geht laut Foresight-Hochrechnung für ORF und APA an die ÖVP, abgeschlagen auf Platz drei liegt die SPÖ. NEOS liegt auf Platz vier knapp vor den Grünen. Alle anderen Parteien scheiterten am Einzug in den Nationalrat.

Österreich wählt am Sonntag einen neuen Nationalrat. Schon am frühen Vormittag schritten die ersten der Spitzenkandidaten und -kandidatinnen zur Urne. Neben den fünf Parlamentsparteien ÖVP, SPÖ, FPÖ, Grüne und NEOS schafften es bundesweit auch Bierpartei, KPÖ, Keine von denen (Wandel) und Liste Madeleine Petrovic (LMP) auf den Stimmzettel.