German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron sought to present a united front amid a raft of geopolitical and economic challenges.

The European Central Bank was set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday, pausing after seven straight cuts as it waited for the fog surrounding Europe's trade relations with the United States to clear.

US President Donald Trump voiced confidence Tuesday at reaching a trade deal with the Philippines to ease his threatened tariffs as he welcomed his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos to the White House.A big trade deal,

The White House has yet to release official details on the Japan trade deal. President Trump said Japan will open its markets to U.S. goods, including cars, trucks and agricultural products. However, U.S. exporters note that many barriers to selling in Japan go beyond what trade deals can address.

China wants to bring its trade ties with the U.S. back to a stable footing, its commerce minister said, adding that recent talks in Europe showed there was no need for a tariff war while urging the U.

Deloitte South Asia CEO predicts an end to trade disputes between India and the US within the next few months, citing stronger bilateral relations and a potential trade agreement.

China recently banned a foreign Wells Fargo executive and a United States government employee from leaving its territory, spotlighting its opaque judicial and security system and rekindling concerns over the risks facing foreign companies and nationals operating there.

We hope the US will work with China to implement the important common consensus reached by the two presidents during the phone call, give foreplay to the role of the economic and trade consultation mechanism,

The US-China trade deal is likely a precursor to certain other agreements on Fentanyl and Nvidia semiconductor chip exports, but an eventual decoupling is inevitable.

China signaled it would approve the export of rare earth minerals in a statement Friday hours after White House officials said that the US and China had signed a trade agreement to work out tensions linked to US access to the key material.