BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink said the market is pricing too many interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve given the US economy continues to grow.

With the last traces of the global inflation shock fading, the shift toward lower borrowing costs is about to maintain momentum as economies tread toward a new year fraught with unknowns.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will lower interest rates “over time,” while again emphasizing that the overall US economy remains on solid footing.

Euro-area inflation slowed below the European Central Bank’s 2% target for the first time since 2021 — backing investor bets that interest rates may be lowered more quickly than previously anticipated.

Easing inflation pressures and a deteriorating euro-zone economy support the case for an interest-rate cut this month, European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said.

Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank is becoming more optimistic that it will be able to get inflation under control, and will reflect on that at its October interest-rate decision.

The Biden administration is planning to issue a regulation to cement the sweeping asylum restrictions it enacted at the southern border over the summer.

US-Notenbankchef Jerome Powell sieht die amerikanische Wirtschaft noch immer auf einem soliden Fundament und hat erklärt, die Fed werde die Leitzinsen “im Laufe der Zeit” weiter herabsetzen.

German inflation eased below the European Central Bank’s 2% target for the first time since February 2021 — supporting the case for another cut in interest rates in less than three weeks.

A funding squeeze is putting the city’s businesses under pressure amid China’s slowdown and weak consumer demand.

German inflation eased below the European Central Bank’s 2% target for the first time since February 2021 — supporting the case for another cut in interest rates in less than three weeks.

Volvo Car AB and dozens of industrial manufacturers urged Brussels to stick to a plan to halt sales of new combustion-engine cars starting 2035. But Europe’s biggest automakers are keeping quiet.

Chinese stocks extended one of their most remarkable turnarounds in history, soaring for a ninth straight day as government stimulus entices investors back to one of the most beaten-down markets worldwide.

Inflation has eased more than expected in two of the euro zone's biggest economies and the German jobs market has continued to cool this month, adding to an already substantial case for the European Central Bank to cut borrowing costs further next month.

It’s wrong to expect that a cycle of interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve will suddenly revive the green transition, according to Barry Norris, the founder and chief investment officer of UK hedge fund Argonaut Capital Partners.

As valuations and competitiveness are hit, companies are crying foul and saying the US is addressing the climate issue better.

When Michael Strobaek joined Lombard Odier as chief investment officer in November, one of his first big moves was to sell all the China stocks and bonds in its holdings managed for private clients.

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Beijing is stepping up pressure on Chinese companies to buy locally produced artificial intelligence chips instead of Nvidia Corp. products, part of the nation’s effort to expand its semiconductor industry and counter US sanctions.

China’s long-awaited stimulus measures may have been too much for the markets to handle.

Germany’s gross domestic product will shrink slightly this year, new forecasts predicted, the latest in a rash of negative reports that suggest the outlook for Europe’s biggest economy remains dire.

European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel appears to have become more concerned about the euro-zone economy.

France’s new foreign minister said his country supports a European Union plan to impose tariffs on electric vehicles produced in China given the subsidies Beijing has used to maintain dominance in the sector.

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Die Jahresteuerung lag im September in Frankreich nur noch bei 1,5 und in Spanien bei 1,7 Prozent.

China’s home prices fell at a slightly faster pace in August, underscoring the waning effect of the latest housing rescue plan.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment insurance have been defying expectations and hovering near historically low levels, but they’re not a good indicator of the state of the labor market right now, according to a Bloomberg Economics analysis.