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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a tougher challenge this time in pitching the country as an attractive investment destination for President Donald Trump and US investors.

Reductions in borrowing costs by the European Central Bank can’t address the structural challenges facing the region’s economy, according to Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel.

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Chinese stocks are coming back into favor among global investors as the nation’s growing technological heft and expectations for additional stimulus help rekindle optimism.

US companies are adding their voice to the list of critics targeting ESG regulations in Europe.

Europas Börsen sind seit Jahresbeginn auf einer Aufholjagd und legen deutlich stärker zu als die erfolgsverwöhnten US-Börsen. Das ist nicht zuletzt ein – wohl unbeabsichtigter – Nebeneffekt der Rückkehr Donald Trumps ins Weiße Haus. Die Stimmung in Europa hat sich laut einer Investorenumfrage vom Montag spürbar verbessert, und das trotz der Gefahr eines möglichen Handelsstreits mit den USA.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the retreat in inflation is progressing, though global trade friction continues to posing risks.

Gold rose to a record after US President Donald Trump said he would announce tariffs on steel and aluminum imports Monday, adding to increasing uncertainty in global financial markets.

Twists and turns across the US stock market this year from tariff threats to DeepSeek’s AI spook have done little to shake investors’ happy-go-lucky attitude toward American equities, a potential contrarian signal for traders.

A pilot program in China that allows insurers to buy gold for the first time could free up billions of dollars of investment in the metal, adding further impetus to a record-setting rally. Prices hit a fresh peak.

Prioritizing trade wars over tax cuts and deportations creates risks for the economy in 2025.

President Donald Trump said he will announce 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on Monday.

France is set to announce a total of €109 billion ($113 billion) in investment in artificial intelligence projects in the country by companies, funds and other sources over the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said on the eve of a two-day AI summit in Paris.

The surge in the dollar is darkening the earnings outlook for US multinational companies from Amazon.com Inc. to Apple Inc., leaving investors to question how much longer the stock rally can withstand the greenback’s strength.

Germany’s goods-trade surplus with the US hit a new high last year, a development that’s likely to irk President Donald Trump just as he threatens tariffs on Europe.

US consumer sentiment slumped in early February to a seven-month low on a spike in short-term inflation expectations related to concerns about tariffs.

Economists at the European Central Bank said the neutral rate of interest, a concept that may help determine where cuts in borrowing costs will end, is probably between 1.75% and 2.25%.

China’s growing clout in the artificial intelligence space has sparked a wave of optimism toward the nation’s tech shares, with a gauge entering a bull market and brokers issuing upbeat calls.

The European Central Bank is set to enter a new phase of unpredictability as the terms of seven of its 26 interest rate-setters end by December, marking its biggest personnel shakeup since 2019.

An upcoming revision to US job growth will be substantial but probably not as bad as initially estimated, underscoring a labor market that’s gradually cooling.