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Upmarket brands are scrambling to adjust strategy after being wrongfooted by the rapid downturn in Chinese spending.

If the US were to deport the 1.7 million undocumented workers who help power its food system, trips to the supermarket will only get more expensive.

When Jung Yoonseok was looking for an assembly partner for his AI chip startup, he had his pick of almost any country in Asia, including his native South Korea. Instead, the Rebellions strategy chief opted for Taiwan because of what he sees as an unparalleled combination of talent, cost and speed.

Laut einer Schnellschätzung der Statistik Austria steigt das Preisniveau gegenüber dem Vormonat September um 0,3 Prozent

A weak October employment report keeps Federal Reserve officials on track to cut interest rates by a quarter point when they meet next week and gives them room to continue lowering borrowing costs.

Forecasters anticipate a monthly report on US employment will show a steady unemployment rate even as storms and strikes put a temporary dent in hiring.

China’s residential property sales rose in October, the first year-on-year increase of 2024, as the government’s latest stimulus blitz brought back buyers.

Billions in government incentives haven’t reversed an alarming drop in birth rates. Women in South Korea, Japan and China tell us what could.

China’s first major economic indicators after authorities unveiled their recent stimulus push suggest the economy has stabilized somewhat, with manufacturing and housing sectors showing tentative signs of recovery.

The European Central Bank must continue to lower borrowing costs to keep inflation from undershooting, according to Governing Council member Fabio Panetta.

The scenario of another contested presidential race riven by violence looms as an unpriced risk for investors who have long counted on US institutional integrity as a foundation for the nation’s economic strength.

Euro-area inflation accelerated more than expected — matching the European Central Bank’s target and boosting arguments for gradual rate cuts.

The Czech economy is confronting a series of potential inflationary risks that warrant a consideration of pausing interest-rate cuts, a top central banker said.

The European Central Bank can afford to take a careful approach to lowering interest rates and officials should keep paying close attention to incoming information, according to Governing Council member Joachim Nagel.

The European Union has decided to send officials to Beijing to hold more talks aimed at finding an alternative to tariffs on electric vehicles from China, according to people familiar with the matter.

Gross domestic product was expected to increase at a 3.1% annualized pace in the third quarter.

Die Wirtschaft im Euro-Raum ist im dritten Quartal stärker gewachsen als erwartet. Laut Eurostat-Schnellschätzung stieg das saisonbereinigte Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) um 0,4 Prozent. Während Österreich mit 0,3 Prozent knapp unter dem Schnitt liegt, setzt Spanien seinen Wachstumskurs fort. Das Land profitiert von einem enormen Tourismusboom, das Wachstum in anderen Bereichen ist aber noch deutlich stärker.

German inflation quickened more sharply than expected and exceeded the European Central Bank’s 2% target – underpinning the challenges for policymakers in deciding on the pace and extent of further monetary-policy easing.

The world outside the US is increasingly driving Chinese electric vehicles, scrolling the web on Chinese smartphones and powering their homes with Chinese solar panels.

The Biden administration finalized restrictions on investments by US individuals and companies into advanced technology in China, including semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

Germany’s economy, Europe’s largest, has once again avoided a technical recession but businesses and consumers keep sending warning signals that the challenges engulfing the country are becoming harder to bear.

The euro area’s economy expanded more strongly than expected in the third quarter — with even Germany avoiding the recession it was widely tipped to endure.

As Trump’s shadow looms over Europe, Berlin should try a dose of self-help that Paris can’t.

Chinese automakers could more than double their overseas full-process manufacturing capacity to beat punitive import tariffs and meet surging demand in emerging markets, according to BloombergNEF.

The European Union will impose higher tariffs peaking at 45% on electric vehicles from China, ratcheting up trade tensions between the world’s leading export powers.