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Europe’s fleet of coal and gas plants could come to the rescue as wind power generation is set to slump this summer, driving up both electricity prices and emissions.

Global banks channeled more than $385 billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits.

States like Tamil Nadu are dangling tax breaks and fast-tracking infrastructure, helping the country shake off its reputation as a difficult place to do business.

Der Rat der für Wirtschaft und Finanzen zuständigen EU-Ministerinnen und -Minister hat am Dienstag grünes Licht für die Einleitung eines Defizitverfahrens gegen Österreich gegeben. Finanzminister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) betonte, die Regierung habe wichtige Maßnahmen für die Budgetkonsolidierung bereits auf den Weg gebracht.

The Federal Reserve can’t assume its benchmark lending rate won’t return to zero at some point in the future, according to researchers from the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and San Francisco, who included New York Fed President John Williams.

Die Zahl der Firmeninsolvenzen in Salzburg ist im ersten Halbjahr um rund 16 Prozent gestiegen. Das zeigt die aktuelle Statistik des Alpenländischen Kreditorenverbands (AKV). Besonders betroffen waren Unternehmen, die im Handel tätig sind.

As they spend big, politicians must resist using one pot of money to achieve many goals

The Big Beautiful Bill is symptomatic of a wider malaise

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.

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