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Nach dem Scheitern im ersten Kanzlerwahlgang im deutschen Bundestag will sich CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz noch am Dienstag einer zweiten Abstimmung stellen. Trotz der historischen Niederlage bekundeten die Koalitionsparteien CDU/CSU und SPD ihre Unterstützung für Merz.

Friedrich Merz wird heute zum Bundeskanzler gewählt. Auf ihn warten viele Herausforderungen in den Bereichen Migration, Wirtschaft und Außenpolitik.

China’s trade flows increased at the end of April, indicating the damage from US tariffs has yet to manifest in actual shipments even though the trade war is widely expected to eventually slow the world’s second-largest economy.

US stocks fell Monday with the S&P 500 on track to snap its longest winning streak in two decades as mixed messages on trade policy clouded the market outlook.

The European Union is set to propose measures to ban Russian gas imports by the end of 2027, as the bloc pushes to sever ties with the country that was once its biggest energy supplier.

Eine neue Studie der TU Wien im Auftrag der Arbeiterkammer (AK) zeigt: Der Wiener Altbau-Mietwohnungsmarkt ist fest in der Hand von Spekulanten und Immobilienfirmen. Während Investoren Millionengewinne erzielen, geraten Mieter zunehmend unter Druck.

President Donald Trump suggested that his administration could strike trade deals with some countries as soon as this week, offering the prospect of relief for trading partners seeking to avoid higher US import duties.

Oil slipped after OPEC+ agreed to another bumper output increase, raising concern that additional supply could lead to a global glut just as demand looks to be under threat from the trade war.

Things are getting awkward for the Federal Reserve.

China has quietly started to exempt some US goods from tariffs that likely cover around $40 billion worth of imports, in what looks like an effort to soften the blow of the trade war on its own economy.

Global food prices rose to a two-year high in April, a sign that tariff uncertainty is starting to put a squeeze on trade.

Euro-area inflation unexpectedly held steady and an underlying measure jumped in an awkward report for officials weighing how to respond to the economic hit from US tariffs.

Als Preistreiber fungieren Pauschalreisen. Auch Nahrungsmittel steigen überdurchschnittlich im Preis.

US job growth was robust in April and the unemployment rate held steady, suggesting uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policy has yet to have a material impact on hiring plans.

Economists see a darkening outlook for the US economy but are sticking by projections for two interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year.

US employment growth probably decelerated in April and the jobless rate held steady, illustrating healthy yet moderating labor demand entering a period when trade policy risks chilling the hiring decisions.

President Donald Trump is asking Congress for deep cuts to domestic agencies and a boost to the military in a preliminary outline of his 2026 budget request to be released Friday.

Oil declined at the end of a volatile week as traders weighed a potential supply hike from OPEC+ and the trade war’s risks to demand against a fresh threat of US sanctions against Iranian flows.

China said it is assessing the possibility of trade talks with the US, the first sign since Donald Trump hiked tariffs last month that negotiations could begin between the two sides.

Traders are scooping up wagers tied to the European Central Bank’s interest-rate decision in September, moving on from bets on June when a quarter-point cut is seen as a foregone conclusion.

Morgan Stanley is working on a plan to add cryptocurrency trading to its E*Trade platform, in what would be the most significant move by a major US bank to help everyday customers buy into the asset class since the Trump administration began removing regulatory barriers.

Applications for US unemployment benefits jumped to the highest level since February during the week that followed Easter.

The US and Ukraine reached a deal over access to the country’s natural resources, offering a measure of assurance to officials in Kyiv who had feared that President Donald Trump would pull back his support in peace talks with Russia.

US consumer spending jumped in March while a key measure of inflation decelerated, a welcome reprieve before tariffs are expected to broadly drive up prices.