German Chancellor Friedrich Merz | Photo Credit: AP German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion and returned confident that Washington remains committed to NATO. Merz described his Oval Office meeting and extended lunch with Trump … Read more
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) looks on during the presentation of the coalition contract between the three parties on April 09, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Conservative and center-left parties reached a deal to form a new German government on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) after weeks of … Read more
European stocks rallied on Friday, with German equities leading gains after the country’s political parties agreed a historic deal to ramp up state borrowing. The pan-continental STOXX 600 climbed 1.1%. Germany’s benchmark index gained 1.9%, while mid-caps advanced 2.4%. Small-caps climbed 3.3%. Conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said he had secured the crucial backing of the … Read more