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A silent transfer of control is reshaping the $2.1 trillion Bitcoin market.

OPEC+ has begun discussing another 411,000 barrel-a-day production increase for August ahead of the group’s video-conference this weekend, according to delegates who asked not to be identified.

President Donald Trump said he had reached a trade deal with Vietnam following weeks of intense diplomacy between the nations and ahead of a deadline next week that would have seen higher tariffs imposed on the country’s imports.

Drei Jahre hintereinander hat Wien im „Economist“-Ranking den Titel „lebenswerteste Stadt der Welt“ getragen. Heuer nicht mehr, die dänische Hauptstadt Kopenhagen hat den Thron erobert. Auch sonst wandern viele begehrliche Blicke nach Dänemark, das mit 1. Juli die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft übernimmt: hohes Wachstum, schlanke Strukturen, kaum Asylsuchende. Zu mehr Strenge bei der Asyl- und Migrationspolitik dürfte Kopenhagen im kommenden halben Jahr auch die EU-Partner drängen wollen.

Euro-area inflation settled at the European Central Bank’s target in June, strengthening arguments to press pause on a year-long campaign of interest-rate cuts.

Tesla Inc.’s rally off the back of launching a limited driverless taxi service is about to be tested by what analysts expect will be another downbeat quarterly sales report.

Saudi Arabia is exporting crude at the fastest rate in over a year as the OPEC+ leader presses on with a strategy to recoup its share of global oil markets.

The euro’s relentless rally stalled on Tuesday as US data failed to support an imminent interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve, prompting traders to buy the dollar.

Iran is keeping its nuclear ambitions more closely guarded than ever after last month’s attacks by Israel and the US, introducing additional ambiguity to the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic showdown with Washington.

European Central Bank officials are starting to fret that a rapid appreciation of the euro could derail efforts to anchor inflation at 2%.

Die Zahl der Arbeitslosen steigt weiter. Ende Juni waren 364.419 Personen beim Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) arbeitslos gemeldet oder in Schulung, 7,8 Prozent mehr als im Juni vor einem Jahr. Die Arbeitslosenrate erhöhte sich um 0,5 Prozentpunkte auf 6,8 Prozent.

Die Teuerungsrate in Österreich ist tendenziell wieder im Steigen. Laut Schnellschätzung der Statistik Austria vom Dienstag lag sie im Juni bei 3,3 Prozent. Verantwortlich dafür sind – nicht zum ersten Mal – höhere Preise für Treibstoffe, aber auch Lebensmittel. Vor allem die Energiepreise bleiben ein potenzieller Unsicherheitsfaktor.

Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill is running into Republican resistance in the House as moderate and ultraconservative GOP lawmakers threaten to defy the president and sink his domestic agenda.

Der US-Senat hat am Dienstag dem von Präsident Donald Trump geforderten Steuer- und Ausgabengesetz zugestimmt. Obwohl die Republikaner eine Mehrheit in der zweiten Kongresskammer haben, gab es zunächst ein Patt von 50 Ja- gegen 50 Nein-Stimmen. Vizepräsident JD Vance gab als Präsident des Senats die entscheidende Stimme ab. Die Republikaner hatten zuvor in einer Marathonsitzung über eine Liste von Änderungsanträgen abgestimmt.

The European Central Bank has fulfilled its inflation goal but volatility in foreign-exchange and commodities markets means the outlook for prices is murky, according to Governing Council member Gediminas Simkus.

Gebühren werden erhöht, Begünstigungen gestrichen: Mit Juli werden wieder einige Dinge teurer. Grund ist das von der Bundesregierung geschnürte Sparpaket 2025/2026. Vor allem die Kosten für amtliche Dokumente steigen deutlich, auch das Klimaticket wird schrittweise teurer.

US President Donald Trump characterized trade in cars between the US and Japan as unfair on Sunday, little more than a week before higher tariffs are set to kick in if a deal isn’t reached between the two nations.

Canada withdrew its digital services tax on technology companies such as Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. in a move to restart trade talks with the US.

German inflation unexpectedly eased this month, matching the European Central Bank’s goal for the first time in almost a year.

European stocks outperformed their US peers by the biggest margin on record in dollar terms during the first half, the most dramatic sign of how the region’s markets are staging a comeback after more than a decade in the doldrums.

With just 10 days to go until President Donald Trump’s country-specific tariffs are set to resume, the White House appears poised to fall short of the sweeping global trade reforms it promised to achieve during the three months they were on hold.

The European Union is willing to accept a trade arrangement with the US that includes a 10% universal tariff on many of the bloc’s exports, but wants the US to commit to lower rates on key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, alcohol, semiconductors and commercial aircraft.

The global economy’s concussion from five months of Donald Trump’s presidency is likely to feature when five of the world’s leading central bank chiefs discuss monetary policy in public on Tuesday.

Inflation inched up in France and Spain but not enough to concern European Central Bank officials who are optimistic that their 2% target will be met sustainably this year.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned European Union leaders that the mounting debts of governments and companies are fueling the risk of a new financial crisis.

Iran denied that nuclear talks with the US are scheduled to resume, diminishing prospects for diplomacy after President Donald Trump suggested a deal could come as early as next week.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration’s agenda for trade agreements could get wrapped up by the Labor Day holiday, indicating some negotiations are likely to extend past the upcoming July deadline for elevated reciprocal tariffs.