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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.

Economists nudged up quarterly US economic growth projections through early next year on more sanguine views of consumer demand and maintained views that limited inflation will keep the Federal Reserve on a path toward lower borrowing costs.

Friday’s employment report is the last the Federal Reserve will see before its policy meeting next week. But the data will be tough to parse.

A survey of more than 5,000 consumers found only modest confidence in the Federal Reserve’s ability to manage inflation and unemployment effectively.

Ireland’s economy rebound in the third quarter while Belgium kept expanding, positive omens for euro-zone data due this week.

The European Central Bank has made significant progress in bringing down inflation but can’t declare victory just yet, according to Vice President Luis de Guindos.

The U.S. said it is finalizing rules Monday to limit U.S. investments in AI and other technology sectors in China that could threaten U.S. national security.

China’s central bank is expanding its monetary policy toolkit to get a better handle on liquidity in the financial system as it seeks to add more levers to fine-tune the economy.

So far, European Central Bank officials have mostly succeeded in steering the euro-zone economy toward 2% inflation with a single voice. But as they circle in on their target, views on what to do when are set to diverge.

After making waves with cheap EVs, Chinese carmakers are targeting the luxury segment in Europe.