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Japan’s key inflation gauge held above the central bank’s target even as price gains moderated a tad, in data largely supporting the central bank’s view that underlying inflation remains solid.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Europe’s continuing struggle to innovate and the souring geopolitical backdrop make it even more imperative to unite its capital markets.

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Currency traders are betting that Donald Trump’s policy agenda is about to jumpstart volatility in the $7.5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market.

Mit einem Nächtigungsplus zum Abschluss im Oktober ist das erwartete leichte Minus für die Sommersaison in Tirol leicht verringert worden. In der Endabrechnung gingen die Gästeübernachtungen von Mai bis Ende Oktober um 0,3 Prozent zurück. Die Tirol Werbung spricht von einem „ausgeglichenen Ergebnis“ – gemessen am Spitzensommer 2023.

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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he sees interest rates moving “a fair bit lower,” while expressing confidence inflation is easing toward the central bank’s objective alongside a solid labor market.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said that while prices have come down in a still-solid economy, there’s still room to go for inflation to come into the Fed’s 2% target.

A draft COP29 deal to scale up international climate finance to at least $1 trillion angered delegates on all sides over a lack of detail about where the money would come from.

European Central Bank monetary policy must remain restrictive given lingering inflation risks, according to Governing Council member Robert Holzmann.

Some European Union member states want the bloc to engage more urgently with Donald Trump’s transition team as they hope to stave off disruption and worsening tensions with its largest trading partner.

Car sales in Europe are flatlining, leading manufacturers including Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG to push for cost cuts in response to muted demand.

In the weeks leading up to the US presidential election, one of the United Arab Emirates’ most influential royals met with Elon Musk. Days after the results were clear, the head of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was pictured alongside Donald Trump and the Tesla Inc. chief who helped put him in the White House.

Bis Freitag soll bei der UNO-Klimakonferenz COP29 in Baku in Aserbaidschan ein Konsens gefunden werden. Im Fokus der aktuellen Konferenz steht die Aufstockung von Klimahilfen für ärmere Staaten. Doch die gegensätzlichen Interessen der fast 200 Teilnehmerländer stehen nach wie vor in großem Gegensatz. Ein Donnerstagfrüh präsentierter Entwurf für eine Abschlusserklärung lässt vieles in der Schwebe. Vor allem fehlen konkrete Summen.

In einem zunehmend rauer werdenden internationalen Umfeld haben die Risiken für die Finanzakteure im Euro-Raum nach Einschätzung der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) zugenommen. Die EZB nennt vor allem das schwache Wirtschaftswachstum und die wachsenden Konflikte im Welthandel als größte Auslöser ihrer Besorgnis.

Germany’s strict borrowing rules could soon be in for an overhaul that a growing chorus of critics argues is long overdue.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said more interest-rate cuts are needed, but policymakers should proceed carefully to avoid moving too quickly or too slowly.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said it will likely be appropriate for the central bank to cut interest rates toward a more neutral stance over time, citing inflation progress and a solid labor market.

Before Donald Trump’s election, Redfin Corp. projected mortgage rates would average 6.1% next year. But three days after the election, they revised their estimate upward to 6.8% – basically unchanged from today’s high levels.

The European Central Bank should lower borrowing costs at each meeting until it reaches a level that neither restricts nor stimulates economic activity, according to Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras.

The euro zone is on the cusp of sustainably reaching 2% inflation, putting the onus on officials to avoid undershooting that goal, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she wants to move cautiously on further interest-rate cuts because progress in reducing inflation has slowed.

Einen Tag vor der nächsten Tarifrunde hat die deutsche Gewerkschaft IG Metall ihre Pläne auf den Tisch gelegt, die Volkswagen (VW) retten sollen. Der Gegenvorschlag zu vom Unternehmen in Aussicht gestellten Werksschließungen sieht einen Gehaltsverzicht vor – gegen Garantien für Standorte und Beschäftigte. Andernfalls drohe VW ein „Arbeitskampf um Standorte, wie ihn die Republik noch nicht erlebt hat“, sagte die Gewerkschaft.

Rising trade frictions pose an additional risk to the euro-area economy and threaten to amplify vulnerabilities in the region’s financial system, the European Central Bank warned.

A key gauge of euro-zone wages jumped by the most since the common currency was introduced in 1999 — complicating the European Central Bank’s plans for interest-rate cuts as inflation eases.

Bis Ende 2027 will der Autokonzern 4000 Stellen in ganz Europa abbauen. Die meisten von ihnen sollen in Deutschland wegfallen. Noch ist nicht klar, ob Jobs in Österreich betroffen sind.