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The latest oil supply shockwave unleashed by OPEC+ is set to swell a surplus later this year, pressuring prices for producers the world over while answering US President Donald Trump’s calls for lower fuel costs.

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said Europe must shore up its tariff barriers to counter Chinese imports that risk harming the continent’s industrial economy.

President Donald Trump said he would put an additional 10% tariff on any country aligning themselves with “the Anti-American policies of BRICS,” injecting further uncertainty into global trade as the US continues to negotiate levies with many trading partners.

After days of negotiations and last-minute dealmaking, the US Congress passed a multitrillion-dollar tax and spending bill securing President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda.

China is planning to offer cash handouts to families as an incentive for couples to have children, according to people familiar with the matter, as years of population decline threaten the world’s No. 2 economy.

Nach zwei herausfordernden Jahren erholt sich Tirols Wirtschaft spürbar – doch Investitionen bleiben verhalten. Jetzt ist die Politik gefordert, den Aufschwung abzusichern.

Das „TOP Tirol Konjunkturbarometer“ der Wirtschaftskammer, das zweimal im Jahr durchgeführt wird, hat diesmal durchaus auch positive Ergebnisse gebracht. Es sei ein Aufwärtstrend erkennbar, so Wirtschaftskammerpräsidentin Barbara Thaler.

The euro’s relentless rally stalled on Tuesday as US data failed to support an imminent interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve, prompting traders to buy the dollar.

The euro’s relentless rally stalled on Tuesday as US data failed to support an imminent interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve, prompting traders to buy the dollar.

Euro-area inflation settled at the European Central Bank’s target in June, strengthening arguments to press pause on a year-long campaign of interest-rate cuts.

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal forecast that 110,000 new payrolls were added in June. That would be the fewest since February.

Across the rich world, governments are splashing the cash. What could go wrong?

Unfortunately for China’s leader, his own policies are often to blame for them

The global economy’s concussion from five months of Donald Trump’s presidency is likely to feature when five of the world’s leading central bank chiefs discuss monetary policy in public on Tuesday.

The global economy’s concussion from five months of Donald Trump’s presidency is likely to feature when five of the world’s leading central bank chiefs discuss monetary policy in public on Tuesday.

German inflation unexpectedly eased this month, matching the European Central Bank’s goal for the first time in almost a year.

The European Central Bank has fulfilled its inflation goal but volatility in foreign-exchange and commodities markets means the outlook for prices is murky, according to Governing Council member Gediminas Simkus.

Die Teuerungsrate in Österreich ist tendenziell wieder im Steigen. Laut Schnellschätzung der Statistik Austria vom Dienstag lag sie im Juni bei 3,3 Prozent. Verantwortlich dafür sind – nicht zum ersten Mal – höhere Preise für Treibstoffe, aber auch Lebensmittel. Vor allem die Energiepreise bleiben ein potenzieller Unsicherheitsfaktor.

Die Zahl der Arbeitslosen steigt weiter. Ende Juni waren 364.419 Personen beim Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) arbeitslos gemeldet oder in Schulung, 7,8 Prozent mehr als im Juni vor einem Jahr. Die Arbeitslosenrate erhöhte sich um 0,5 Prozentpunkte auf 6,8 Prozent.

European Central Bank officials are starting to fret that a rapid appreciation of the euro could derail efforts to anchor inflation at 2%.

The euro’s relentless rally stalled on Tuesday as US data failed to support an imminent interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve, prompting traders to buy the dollar.

US consumer spending grew in the first quarter at the weakest pace since the onset of the pandemic on a sharp deceleration in outlays for a variety of services.