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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said rapid policy changes by the Trump administration have created “a sense of instability” in the business community, and the associated decline in sentiment could “quiet demand.”

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said it looks “inevitable” that tariffs will boost inflation, at least in the near term, adding it’s likely appropriate to keep interest rates steady for longer.

Porsche AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG will be hit hardest by President Donald Trump’s latest trade salvo, facing a potential €3.4 billion ($3.7 billion) blow from new US tariffs on imported cars.

Trump’s environmental directives are gutting basic protections for Americans and the agencies designed to deliver them.

President Donald Trump’s coming wave of tariffs is poised to be more targeted than the barrage he has occasionally threatened, aides and allies say, a potential relief for markets gripped by anxiety about an all-out tariff war.

WIFO und IHS erwarten wie schon die Österreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) das dritte Rezessionsjahr in Folge. Mit durchaus drastischen Worten appellierten die Wirtschaftsforscher an die Regierung, „mutige Strukturreformen“ umzusetzen, die auch schmerzhaft sein können. Für Pensionen wurden etwa Anpassungen unter der – weiterhin höheren Inflation – empfohlen. Fakt sei jedenfalls: „Wir werden ärmer.“

Die Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) hat ihre Wachstumsprognose für heuer und die kommenden Jahre spürbar zurückgenommen. Dennoch rechnet die OeNB damit, dass sich die heimische Wirtschaft heuer stabilisiert. Die Inflation soll erst auf längere Sicht sinken, für das Budget rechnet die OeNB mit einem Defizit von 3,8 Prozent – derzeit.

The European Union took steps to limit the amount of steel that can be imported into the bloc tariff-free as part of a broader effort to protect the sector from rising imports.

German business optimism rose to the highest level since June 2024 as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz readies hundreds of billions of euros of spending to modernize the economy.

European Central Bank officials are playing for time on what to do at their next meeting, with Governing Council members from Estonia, Slovakia and Croatia highlighting the uncertainty created by global trade tensions.

Angesichts der deutlich schlechteren Wirtschaftsprognosen müssten ÖVP, SPÖ und Neos härter sparen als gedacht, um ein Defizitverfahren abzuwenden

Risks to euro-zone economic forecasts are more to the downside than the upside, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Jose Luis Escriva.

BYD Co.’s sales last year surpassed the $100 billion mark, leapfrogging Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. on revenue, as the Chinese auto giant wows consumers with a range of electric and hybrid cars packed with high-tech features.

Business activity in the euro area reached its highest level in seven months as manufacturers recovered more than expected ahead of a massive increase in German spending.

US economic data are diverging wildly, fueling a debate over whether rising anxiety from President Donald Trump’s trade policies will push a moderating economy into a serious downturn.

Two Federal Reserve officials on Friday echoed comments from Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week, downplaying the recent rise in a key measure of long-term inflation expectations but emphasizing the outlook is highly uncertain.

China’s imports of US cotton, cars and some energy products all plunged in the first two months of the year after President Donald Trump started imposing tariffs and Beijing retaliated.

US President Donald Trump has already upended global trade and the postwar international security consensus. Now, he’s throwing central banking into disarray.

US President Donald Trump has already upended global trade and the postwar international security consensus. Now, he’s throwing central banking into disarray.

Wie wohnt Österreich aktuell, was kostet Wohnen? Eine ungefähre Antwort auf diese Fragen geben Daten, die die Statistik Austria am Dienstag veröffentlicht hat: Die durchschnittliche Fläche pro Wohnung betrug mit Stand 2024 über 100 Quadratmeter, überwiegend im Hauseigentum. Das Spektrum der Statistik hat allerdings auch ein anderes Ende: Die Mieten stiegen erneut, Befristungen nahmen zu.

Federal Reserve officials held their benchmark interest rate steady for a second straight meeting, caught between mounting concerns that the economy is slowing and inflation could remain stubbornly high.

The only thing Powell and Co. know for sure is that policy uncertainty is sky high.

President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates, splitting with the US central bank as officials weigh the economic cost of his tariff push.