Xi’s Olive Branch to Trump Comes With Warning on China Red Lines (17.11.2024)
Xi Jinping used his final meeting with Joe Biden to send a clear message to Donald Trump: China wants to be friends, but is ready for a fight if necessary.
Philippines, United States Sign Military Intelligence-Sharing Deal (17.11.2024)
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China will "stabile Beziehungen" zu den USA erhalten (17.11.2024)
Für US-Präsident Biden war es vermutlich das letzte Treffen mit Chinas Staatschef. Wie die Beziehungen unter der Trump-Regierung aussehen, ist ungewiss. Xi versicherte, er wolle weiterhin mit den USA zusammenarbeiten.
Germany’s Would-Be Leader Touts His Recipe for a Growth Miracle (16.11.2024)
For Chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz, the keys to unlocking a new era of prosperity lie in revisiting the policies that helped drive Germany’s postwar economic miracle.
China’s Xi, Peru’s Boluarte Open $1.3 Billion Port Near Lima (15.11.2024)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peruvian counterpart Dina Boluarte inaugurated a $1.3 billion port that could transform South American trade with Asia just as Beijing prepares for a potential trade war with the US.
Xi Warns Against ‘Going Back in History’ as Trump Tariffs Loom (15.11.2024)
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against any efforts to unwind globalization in his first major remarks since Donald Trump won the US presidential election after threatening to impose tariffs as high as 60% on the world’s second-biggest economy.
Scholz telefoniert erstmals seit zwei Jahren mit Putin (15.11.2024)
Nach fast zwei Jahren Funkstille hat Bundeskanzler Scholz wieder mit dem russischen Präsidenten Putin telefoniert. Scholz forderte Putin auf, den Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine zu beenden und die Truppen zurückzuziehen.
The Republican sweep of the presidency and Congress has transformed what could have been a struggle to merely renew Donald Trump’s tax cuts into a multi-pronged campaign to slash levies in new and bigger ways.
Fed’s Powell Says No Need to Hurry Interest-Rate Cuts With US Economy Strong (15.11.2024)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the recent performance of the US economy has been “remarkably good,” giving central bankers room to lower interest rates at a careful pace.
COP29: Russia Envoy Backs Paris Climate Deal, Hopes Trump Will Too (15.11.2024)
Russia backs the Paris climate agreement, the Kremlin’s envoy said, adding he hoped President-elect Donald Trump will also keep the US in the landmark agreement.
Der Zweiradhersteller KTM AG mit Hauptsitz in Mattighofen hat nach der Ankündigung weitreichender Einschnitte im Unternehmen diese am Freitag konkretisiert. 300 Stellen fallen bis Jahresanfang 2025 weg, und der Weihnachtsurlaub wird gestreckt.
Treffen mit Xi: Biden will Einfluss noch nutzen (15.11.2024)
Zum ersten Mal seit einem Jahr wollen US-Präsident Joe Biden und Chinas Staatschef Xi Jinping nach Angaben des Weißen Hauses wieder zu einem persönlichen Treffen zusammenkommen. Das Gespräch der beiden sei am Rande des Gipfels der Asiatisch-Pazifischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (APEC) am Samstag in Peru geplant, kündigte eine hochrangige US-Regierungsvertreterin an. Biden will ein letztes Mal seinen Einfluss geltend machen. Unter Donald Trump als US-Präsident könnte ein noch härterer Kurs gegen China gefahren werden, so die Befürchtungen.
Das Salzburger Trachtenunternehmen Gössl steckt offenbar in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten. Geschäftsführer Maximilian Gössl lud für Montag zu einer Pressekonferenz mit dem Titel „Gössl vor dem Aus“. Laut „Salzburger Nachrichten“ („SN“) dürften millionenschwere Überbrückungskredite fällig werden.
Euro Area to See Consumer Pickup But Risks Are High, EU Says (15.11.2024)
The euro area’s economic growth will pick up as obstacles to consumption and investment fade away, though geopolitics poses an increasing threat, according to the European Commission.
Trump's New Cabinet: Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz Join Administration (15.11.2024)
President-elect Donald Trump has started to choose the people he wants to carry out his “America First” policies on the border, trade, the economy and more.
China’s Economy Stabilizes as Retail Sales Beat Expectations (15.11.2024)
China’s economy showed encouraging signs as retail sales grew at the strongest pace in eight months, indicating Beijing’s recent stimulus efforts have boosted some key sectors.
Trump’s Ally Lummis Pushes to Sell Some of the Fed’s Gold to Buy Bitcoin (14.11.2024)
An ally of Donald Trump in the US Senate has a plan for filling up the president-elect’s proposed strategic Bitcoin stockpile without adding to the government deficit: Sell off some of the Federal Reserve’s gold.
Fed Likely to Hold Interest Rates in 2025, JPMorgan Asset Management’s Ward Says (14.11.2024)
The Federal Reserve is likely to pause its interest-rate cuts after December to assess the economic impact of policies under President-elect Donald Trump, Karen Ward, chief market strategist for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JPMorgan Asset Management, said.
Fed Refuses to Back Basel Climate Plan, Leaving Talks in Limbo (14.11.2024)
US regulators led by the Federal Reserve have refused to endorse a plan that would have seen the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision push lenders to disclose their climate risk, according to people familiar with the matter.
Traders Trim Fed Rate Cut Bets for December After Powell Speech (14.11.2024)
Traders pared back their expectations for an interest-rate cut in December and policy-sensitive US yields jumped after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said economic resilience gives officials room to ease more carefully.
Global stocks fell after Jerome Powell signaled the Federal Reserve was in no rush to cut interest rates, and unease built over the composition of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet.
Stocks Slide as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Pared Back: Markets Wrap
Trump Trade: How Is His Election Moving Markets? How Long Can It Last? (14.11.2024)
Republican Donald Trump’s election win quickly pushed up US stocks, the dollar and Bitcoin — reshaping the outlook for investments as he prepares to return to the presidency in January. The “Trump trade” is set to hang over markets, with his disruptive policy agenda of tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation driving big moves across the global investment landscape. The era could get even more volatile with Trump looking to break norms on everything from free trade to Federal Reserve independence.
China's CHN Energy starts up massive offshore solar park (14.11.2024)
China's state-owned CHN Energy has begun power generation at a 1 gigawatt (GW) offshore floating solar park, according to a statement on the company's website on Wednesday.