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China has taken steps to restrict local companies from investing in the US, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that could give Beijing more leverage for potential trade negotiations with the Trump administration.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said President Donald Trump’s tariffs could raise both inflation and unemployment, creating a big challenge for the central bank.

Wie viel haben die Österreicherinnen und Österreicher in den letzten Jahren im Durchschnitt verdient, und wie viel davon konnten sie sich auf die Seite legen? Antworten auf diese beiden Fragen geben Zahlen der Statistik Austria vom Montag. Die Verdienststrukturerhebung bis 2022 zeichnet die Entwicklung der Löhne und Gehälter nach Branchen, Geschlecht und Region nach. Auffallend ist aktuell ein deutlicher Trend zum Sparen und zur Zurückhaltung beim Konsum.

President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariff push on Wednesday during an event in the White House Rose Garden, his top spokeswoman said.

German inflation slowed more than anticipated in March, nearing the European Central Bank’s 2% target as officials ponder whether to lower interest rates again at their next meeting or pause.

China is willing to buy more Indian products to balance trade, Beijing’s Ambassador Xu Feihong said just ahead of a US tariff announcement expected to hit the south Asian neighbors.

Euro-area inflation eased further toward the European Central Bank’s 2% target as officials weigh whether or not to continue lowering interest rates.

Several European Central Bank officials are still wavering on whether to cut interest rates next month, according to people familiar with the matter, suggesting the meeting remains far more open than investors are betting.

China’s residential sales fell again in March, suggesting the recovery in the property sector remains frail.

Mehr als deutlich hat Österreich im vergangenen Jahr die Maastricht-Grenze von drei Prozent des Budgetdefizits überschritten. Am Montag meldete die Statistik Austria einen Anstieg des gesamtstaatlichen Defizits auf 4,7 Prozent des BIP. Der Schuldenstand erhöhte sich damit um 22,6 Milliarden auf mehr als 394 Milliarden Euro. 2023 lag das Defizit noch bei 12,4 Milliarden Euro bzw. 2,6 Prozent des BIP. Für WIFO-Chef Gabriel Felbermayr sind diese Zahlen eine „enorme Negativüberraschung“.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists now forecast both the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will cut interest rates three times this year as President Donald Trump’s tariffs weigh on economic growth.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists now forecast both the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will cut interest rates three times this year as President Donald Trump’s tariffs weigh on economic growth.

President Christine Lagarde said that the European Central Bank can’t relent on inflation, with the US administration’s trade policy creating uncertainty.

US employers probably tempered their hiring in March, just as consumers grow increasingly cautious and the economic outlook dims on concerns about the fallout from higher tariffs.

As US stock prices tumbled this month, John Sidawi, a fund manager at Federated Hermes, noticed something strange.

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to improve market access at a meeting with a group of global business leaders in Beijing, in an effort to boost investor sentiment as rising tariffs fuel uncertainty for the economy and international trade.

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.

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As “liberation day” nears, American businesses suffer

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.“

Rich-world tenants are angry, and have reason to be