IMF slashes world growth forecasts due to trade war – POLITICO
It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital…
Trump’s tariff war empowers Europe’s free traders – POLITICO
“Trump’s policy will lead everyone to agree to develop trade relationships with the rest of the world and…
India’s Modi and U.S. Vice President Vance optimistic on trade deal
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family at his residence in…
World is ‘lining up’ to work with Europe amid Trump’s trade war – POLITICO
The global order is “shifting more deeply than at any time since the Cold War ended,” von der…
Can France and Germany’s new love-fest survive their lingering differences? – POLITICO
Both leaders now see a necessity for their militaries and defense industries to better integrate. | John Macdougall/AFP…
U.S. will have a recession in 2025 if high tariffs stay, Apollo’s Slok says
Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, is certain the U.S. will fall into a recession this…
Brussels lowers its expectations for Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset – POLITICO
Thomas-Symonds, who at the same committee hearing accepted that the “steep part” of negotiations had not yet begun,…
China warns countries against striking trade deals with US at its expense
China has warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting…
Von der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEO – POLITICO
The remarks point to EU resolve to enforce an extensive package of digital rules that have come in…
The EU fights for its independence – POLITICO
He was Brussels’ “chief psychoanalyst,” reminisces one EU official who was there at the time. “He would talk…