Catch up: Trump’s cabinet picks; a North Korea-Russia mutual defence pact

Tesla Inc. fans have been reinvigorated by Donald Trump’s presidential triumph. The stock’s climb has been seemingly unstoppable as investors pile into the shares, confident that a second Trump term will bring windfalls to the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker.

Stocks grab all the headlines, but bond and currency markets show where trouble might be brewing.

Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally took the digital asset past $89,000 and lifted the overall value of the crypto market above its pandemic-era peak as traders bet on a boom under President-elect Donald Trump.

The European Union sees very limited progress in negotiations with China aimed at finding an alternative to tariffs on electric vehicles and the bloc currently sees little prospect of a quick deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

US inflation probably moved sideways at best in October, highlighting the uneven path of easing price pressures in the home stretch toward the Federal Reserve’s target.

Die am Montag gestartete 29. UNO-Weltklimakonferenz (COP29) steht im Schatten des Wahlsieges von Donald Trump. Der designierte US-Präsident hatte bereits zuvor angekündigt, eine Kehrtwende beim Klimaschutz einleiten zu wollen. Viele Staaten zeigten sich deshalb in vorangegangenen Verhandlungen abwartend. Der aktuelle US-Klimachef John Podesta stellte in Aussicht, den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel dennoch fortsetzen zu wollen. Zugleich nahm er aber auch China stärker in die Pflicht.

Agreement seals deepening security cooperation between two nations and comes weeks after Pyongyang sent troops to Russia. What we know on day 993

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China's consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Saturday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus to support the sputtering economy.

Chinese stocks in Hong Kong declined after a high-profile legislative meeting let down some investors who had been hoping for large-scale stimulus to revive domestic demand and combat deflation.

China’s trade surplus is on track to hit a fresh record this year, increasingly leaving it on a collision course with some of the world’s biggest economies by aggravating an imbalance in global commerce that risks provoking President-elect Donald Trump.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said a strong economy and higher productivity growth may drive the US central bank to cut interest rates less than previously expected.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said officials shouldn’t hurry in loosening monetary policy.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the US economy has remained remarkably strong as the central bank progressed in beating back inflation, but the Fed was still “not all the way home.”

European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said a December interest-rate cut is a possibility but by no means guaranteed, according to an interview with Kleine Zeitung published on Sunday.

China’s service activity expanded at the fastest pace since July, a private survey showed, a sign that consumer demand may be on the mend after Beijing moved to shore up growth with a barrage of stimulus measures.

Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring

US and European aid to Ukraine to the tune of €50 billion ($54 billion) that’s already been agreed is now an “open question” following the election victory of Donald Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose massive new tariffs upon entering office on Jan. 20, calling them “the greatest thing ever invented.” And unlike some of his other campaign promises, he’s been consistent, repeatedly suggesting he’ll impose a 10% to 20% tariff on all foreign goods and a tariff of 60% or higher on products coming from China.

Taiwan relies on the US to defend it against China, but Trump’s transactional approach raises questions about his commitment to the island democracy.

Taiwan relies on the US to defend it against China, but Trump’s transactional approach raises questions about his commitment to the island democracy.

Emboldened by his triumph, the president-elect will enter the White House in January ready to make good on these MAGA campaign promises.

Nearly 200 nations will soon gather for the annual COP29 summit, where efforts to increase funding for poor countries and slash emissions will run against the reality of a hostile American president.

Donald Trump is headed back to the White House, vowing to upend relations with allies and enemies alike and facing few of the constraints that limited his “America first” push last time.

Donald Trump’s sweeping win in the US presidential election set off a torrent of buy signals across Wall Street. There was, however, one notable exception.

In this Bloomberg Originals mini-documentary, we show how the president-elect’s planned trade salvos may not have the effect he intends.