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Am letzten Wahlkampfwochenende haben US-Präsidentschaftskandidatin Kamala Harris und ihr Rivale Donald Trump mit einer Tour durch jeweils mehrere Bundesstaaten noch einmal intensiv um Unentschlossene geworben. Laut den letzten Umfragen der „New York Times“ ist – trotz kleiner Verschiebungen – das Rennen in den sieben wohl entscheidenden „Swing-States“ weiter offen. Dafür scheint Harris plötzlich in Iowa gute Chancen zu haben.

Catch up: Two contrasting swing-state pitches; Israel launches raid into Syria

Catch up: Two contrasting swing-state pitches; Israel launches raid into Syria

A flurry of polls released Sunday show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain poised for a photo finish in this week’s presidential election, with voters narrowly split both nationally and across the pivotal swing states that will decide the election.

As the results trickle in, some highly caffeinated investors will be watching margins and tweaking their wagers until sunrise.

Higher US tariffs on Chinese goods could dent growth but also force a long-awaited shift to the consumer in the world’s second-largest economy, according to economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

If the US were to deport the 1.7 million undocumented workers who help power its food system, trips to the supermarket will only get more expensive.

A weak October employment report keeps Federal Reserve officials on track to cut interest rates by a quarter point when they meet next week and gives them room to continue lowering borrowing costs.

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.