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Catch up: Biden announces ceasefire in Lebanon; Mexico’s tariff warning

President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on China as well as US neighbors Canada and Mexico, roiling markets with his first specific threat to curb global trade flows since his election win.

Europe risks losing investments and industrial jobs to countries including the US if the region fails to cut red tape and energy costs, said ABB Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Morten Wierod.

The common currency looks doomed to drop to parity with the dollar.

With a crypto-friendly commander-in-chief returning to the White House, Wall Street is ready to unleash a new generation of speculative products across the $3.2 trillion industry to sate investor appetite — from institutional newbies to die-hard retail traders.

The European Union is proposing to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones that were deployed against Ukraine.

The European Central Bank should steadily lower borrowing costs to 2% or thereabouts, according to Governing Council member Mario Centeno.

The dollar rallied and shares dropped after President-elect Donald Trump said the US will impose additional tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, ratcheting up concerns about his “America First” policies.

European Central Bank interest rates will fall, but the speed and pace will depend on data, according to Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf.

Inflation that’s headed toward the European Central Bank’s target will allow for more interest-rate cuts, but officials mustn’t rush, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said.

The European Union has only seen limited progress in recent weeks in negotiations with China over a comprehensive deal to replace tariffs on electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.

The South Korean owner of the European Union’s largest factory of electric-vehicle batteries called on the bloc to reduce energy costs and grow the strategic industry amid stiff competition from China.

Thyssenkrupp AG’s steel unit plans to reduce its labor force by about 40% this decade, a move that would shrink a business that’s lost billions of euros to a global steel glut and rising energy prices.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary may give Beijing room to negotiate with the US over their trade tensions, in part due to his moderate stance on tariffs.

Asia’s central banks will proceed cautiously with further policy easing given strength in the greenback and the risk of Trump administration tariffs, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The European Central Bank should be able to reduce interest rates to a level where they no longer restrict the economy in 2025, according to Chief Economist Philip Lane.

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is visiting China for at least the third time this year, showing up at a suppliers’ conference on the same day a top Beijing official convened an important meeting with a group of foreign CEOs.

China’s central bank kept a policy loan rate unchanged after last cutting it in September, as the authorities stay patient in ramping up monetary stimulus.

Germany’s business outlook slid in November, remaining subdued due to the collapse of the government and the threat of trade tariffs following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president.

A stock-market rally boosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s victory is set to put upward pressure on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, which in turn could keep interest rates elevated.

Die FPÖ hat bei der steirischen Landtagswahl am Sonntag sowohl in den Landgemeinden als auch im städtischen Gebiet klar gewonnen. Allerdings fielen die Ergebnisse in den Städten etwas schwächer aus als im ländlichen Raum, wie von APA, ORF und Foresight ausgewertete Daten zeigen.

Catch up: Rockets land near Tel Aviv; far-right’s shock lead in Romania

When Donald Trump first entered the White House in 2017, Cyrus Razzaghi was running an Iranian business consultancy, advising US, Japanese and European companies about how to grab opportunities in a market emerging from years of economic isolation.

Economists expect Chinese exports to reach a historical high this year as customers rush to front-load orders given President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of higher tariffs when he takes office in January.

Nach mehr als 30 Stunden Verlängerung ist die Weltklimakonferenz (COP29) in Aserbaidschan mit einem hart erkämpften Kompromiss zu Ende gegangen. Umweltschutzorganisationen reagieren mit scharfer Kritik, aber auch mit Ernüchterung auf das Ergebnis von Baku. Die Rede ist von einem Tropfen auf den heißen Stein und von einem Rückschlag für die Entwicklung der neuen nationalen Klimaziele – die COP29 habe immerhin das Mögliche erreicht, wie es mit Verweis auf eine schwierige weltpolitische Lage heißt.

European Central Bank policy will develop regardless of what happens at the Federal Reserve, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met President-elect Donald Trump in Florida as Europe waits apprehensively to see how the next administration will approach the war in Ukraine.

Hedge fund chief Scott Bessent’s Friday nomination to become the US Treasury Secretary is offering bond investors a glimpse into the incoming administration’s sweeping economic agenda after an extended search that included multiple prominent contenders.