#dieWIRTSCHAFTSPRAXIS-VW.THINKTANK I STATUS.QUO Q2/2025

Higher rates are the result of far more than Fed decisions. Debt, demographics, and deglobalization are all driving the price of money up.

A hawkish tilt changes rate-cut expectations

A deal with America chooses certain tariffs over risky retaliation

Foreign companies are sharing the load. For now

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The EU-US tariff agreement ends short-term uncertainty in Europe, but it has also humiliated the bloc and undermines its future

Donald Trump unleashed a series of tariff deals and demands on the eve of his Friday deadline, including surprises on India and copper as the US president attempts to create a new global trade order.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff threats have put a pin in what many hoped would be a year of recovery for European real estate markets.

Nach dem Ausstieg aus dem Pariser Klimaabkommen und der Rückkehr zu fossilen Energieträgern wie Öl und Kohle hat die US-Umweltbehörde EPA am Dienstag offiziell vorgeschlagen, Treibhausgasemissionen nicht mehr als gesundheitsschädlich einzustufen. Sollte der Vorschlag durchgehen, wären die Folgen laut Fachleuten „desaströs“ – schließlich würde dadurch dem Kampf gegen die Klimakrise in den USA die bisherige rechtliche Grundlage entzogen.

US Treasuries extended losses as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a hawkish tone, putting in doubt the likelihood of an interest-rate cut at the central bank’s September meeting.

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged but downgraded their view of the US economy, a sign policymakers could be edging closer to lowering borrowing costs.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues will step into the central bank’s board room on Tuesday to deliberate on interest rates at a time of immense political pressure, evolving trade policy, and economic cross-currents.

The risk of a bubble in stock markets is rising as monetary policy loosens alongside an easing in financial regulation, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists.

China announced that it will start handing out childcare subsidies across the nation, in its latest push to boost birthrates after a worrying drop in recent years.

Nach der Zolleinigung zwischen den USA und der EU gehen die Reaktionen in Europa auseinander: Die EU-Kommission spricht von einem Kompromiss, um einen Handelskrieg abzuwenden. Doch aus einigen Ländern und vielen Branchen wird die Kritik laut, die EU habe sich schlicht dem Diktat von US-Präsident Donald Trump gebeugt. Man sei von Anfang an zu defensiv in die Verhandlungen gegangen, heißt es etwa. Und gescheitert sei die EU auch an den Partikularinteressen seiner Mitgliedsstaaten.

India has overtaken China to become the top source of smartphones sold in the US, after Apple Inc. shifted to assemble more of its iPhones in the South Asian country.

India has overtaken China to become the top source of smartphones sold in the US, after Apple Inc. shifted to assemble more of its iPhones in the South Asian country.

The world economy will keep weakening and remains vulnerable to trade shocks even though it is showing some resilience to Donald Trump’s tariffs, the International Monetary Fund said.

The world economy will keep weakening and remains vulnerable to trade shocks even though it is showing some resilience to Donald Trump’s tariffs, the International Monetary Fund said.

The world economy will keep weakening and remains vulnerable to trade shocks even though it is showing some resilience to Donald Trump’s tariffs, the International Monetary Fund said.

French economic growth unexpectedly accelerated in the second quarter as inventory building offset weak domestic demand and a drag from trade.

US companies stepped up hiring in July after a sharp pullback in the previous month, though the pace remained consistent with weaker labor demand.

Mit der Kritik an Teilzeitbeschäftigung hat Wirtschaftsminister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) für Debatten gesorgt. Im ORF-Interview kündigte er den Abbau von steuerlichen Hürden an. Dazu soll es im Herbst ein Konzept geben. Und er schlägt das Einfrieren der Geringfügigkeitsgrenze von 551 Euro vor.

US economic activity rebounded in the second quarter on a modest pickup in consumer spending and a marked drop in imports after a scramble to secure foreign goods earlier in the year.