A second Trump administration looks like a disaster for the region. It might also—finally—shake the continent out of its torpor.

Donald Trump’s election win is leading some forecasters to question if the European Central Bank will need to return borrowing costs toward highly stimulative levels as his threat of trade tariffs materializes.

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

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

Donald Trump is returning to the White House, and the US economy is in for a wild ride.

After plowing at least $132 million into the president-elect’s campaign, the richest man in the world is about to treat the US government as if it were a money-losing social network.

The European Central Bank should go on cutting interest rates gradually, according to Governing Council member Martins Kazaks.

A second Trump administration looks like a disaster for the region. It might also—finally—shake the continent out of its torpor.

Die schlechten Nachrichten aus der Wirtschaft reißen nicht ab: Zu den deutlich nach unten revidierten Prognosen der Ökonomen von WIFO und IHS reihen sich miserable Bilanzen heimischer Konzerne. Am Mittwoch vermeldete der einstmals verstaatlichte Stahlkonzern voestalpine zum Halbjahr einen Einbruch beim Ergebnis nach Steuern um 43 Prozent. Und der Motorradhersteller KTM kündigte einen millionenschweren Finanzbedarf samt Personalabbau an.

China is planning to cut taxes for home purchases as the government dials up fiscal support to revive a moribund housing market, according to people familiar with the matter.

Investor confidence in Germany’s economy unexpectedly worsened in November after a spate of bad news from the country’s industry, the collapse of the three-party government and the election of Donald Trump.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said a December interest-rate cut is likely and further reductions are possible, but officials should remain cautious and move step by step.

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The European Central Bank plans to demand more information from banks about their exposure to geopolitical risks as supervision head Claudia Buch puts her stamp on the institution.

Currency strategists are ripping up forecasts for the euro in the wake of the US election and coming up with a new call: a slide toward parity with the dollar.

Chaotic policymaking may delay the arrival of new import taxes.

China may embrace greater stimulus, bolster manufacturing, and allow the yuan to weaken to offset the negative effects of a second Trump presidency on the Chinese economy, analysts said.

He’s said Powell wouldn’t get another term as chair.

China’s credit expansion slowed more than expected in October, as a surge in government bond sales far exceeded growth in lending during a traditionally slow month for financing activity.

China slashed the daily reference rate for its currency to a level unseen since late 2023, a sign the central bank is allowing depreciation under the threat of trade tensions with the US under a Donald Trump presidency.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s fractious coalition struggled to stem a massive capital drain, which threatens to accelerate after Donald Trump’s re-election.

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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.