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Oil rose on a report that Iran may be preparing to attack Israel from Iraqi territory in the coming days, bringing the market’s focus back to potential supply disruptions from the war in the Middle East.

Billions in government incentives haven’t reversed an alarming drop in birth rates. Women in South Korea, Japan and China tell us what could.

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel warned that Donald Trump’s threatened trade levies risk derailing the German economy.

Russia’s army is gaining speed in its advance in eastern Ukraine, seizing more land last week than at any point this year, increasing pressure on Kyiv’s US and European allies to bolster its defenses.

China’s first major economic indicators after authorities unveiled their recent stimulus push suggest the economy has stabilized somewhat, with manufacturing and housing sectors showing tentative signs of recovery.

Catch up: America’s dreadful jobs report; more flood warnings in Spain

Die USA, die EU und weitere westliche Partner zeigen sich zunehmend besorgt über eine mögliche Beteiligung nordkoreanischer Truppen an der Seite Russlands im Ukraine-Krieg. Rund 10.000 Soldaten seien US-Angaben zufolge in Russland. 8.000 davon befänden sich bereits in der Grenzregion Kursk, wie es am Donnerstag vor dem UNO-Sicherheitsrat von den USA hieß. US-Außenminister Antony Blinken erwartet, dass sie bereits in den kommenden Tagen gegen ukrainische Truppen eingesetzt werden könnten.

Forecasters anticipate a monthly report on US employment will show a steady unemployment rate even as storms and strikes put a temporary dent in hiring.

China’s residential property sales rose in October, the first year-on-year increase of 2024, as the government’s latest stimulus blitz brought back buyers.

Laut einer Schnellschätzung der Statistik Austria steigt das Preisniveau gegenüber dem Vormonat September um 0,3 Prozent

Euro-area inflation accelerated more than expected — matching the European Central Bank’s target and boosting arguments for gradual rate cuts.

The European Central Bank must continue to lower borrowing costs to keep inflation from undershooting, according to Governing Council member Fabio Panetta.

Voters are starting to notice the good news just in time for the election

The scenario of another contested presidential race riven by violence looms as an unpriced risk for investors who have long counted on US institutional integrity as a foundation for the nation’s economic strength.

The Czech economy is confronting a series of potential inflationary risks that warrant a consideration of pausing interest-rate cuts, a top central banker said.

Catch up: Floods in Spain kill 95; Trump and Harris hit Wisconsin

Die Wirtschaft im Euro-Raum ist im dritten Quartal stärker gewachsen als erwartet. Laut Eurostat-Schnellschätzung stieg das saisonbereinigte Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) um 0,4 Prozent. Während Österreich mit 0,3 Prozent knapp unter dem Schnitt liegt, setzt Spanien seinen Wachstumskurs fort. Das Land profitiert von einem enormen Tourismusboom, das Wachstum in anderen Bereichen ist aber noch deutlich stärker.

The Bank for International Settlements is leaving a project for digital cross-border payments after Russia’s president Vladimir Putin identified the underlying technology as a tool to circumvent sanctions and potentially undermine the dollar.

Gross domestic product was expected to increase at a 3.1% annualized pace in the third quarter.

When Jung Yoonseok was looking for an assembly partner for his AI chip startup, he had his pick of almost any country in Asia, including his native South Korea. Instead, the Rebellions strategy chief opted for Taiwan because of what he sees as an unparalleled combination of talent, cost and speed.

The European Union has decided to send officials to Beijing to hold more talks aimed at finding an alternative to tariffs on electric vehicles from China, according to people familiar with the matter.

The European Central Bank can afford to take a careful approach to lowering interest rates and officials should keep paying close attention to incoming information, according to Governing Council member Joachim Nagel.

Volkswagen AG laid out cost-savings proposals to workers that would shore up its financial position while potentially avoiding factory closures in Germany.

German inflation quickened more sharply than expected and exceeded the European Central Bank’s 2% target – underpinning the challenges for policymakers in deciding on the pace and extent of further monetary-policy easing.

The world outside the US is increasingly driving Chinese electric vehicles, scrolling the web on Chinese smartphones and powering their homes with Chinese solar panels.

Catch up: Harris’s last-ditch plea to voters; Canada accuses Indian minister

The euro area’s economy expanded more strongly than expected in the third quarter — with even Germany avoiding the recession it was widely tipped to endure.