'War economy:' Is the European 'peace project' at risk?

Big investments mean Europe is beefing up its war readiness as the US turns its back on decades of transatlantic security guarantees. What is a "war economy" and what will it take for Europeans to get ... Read More

Investors' optimism is growing around the UK economy as U.S.-EU trade disputes mount

However, some say the U.K. is not yet “out of the clear” from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policies. Read More

European Central Bank cuts rates again as threat of trade war with Trump weighs on economy

The European Central Bank has cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point to boost growth, lowering credit costs for consumers and businesses to support an economy that is struggling to ... Read More

European markets end lower with tariffs, U.S. economy in focus; Luxury stocks sell off

Europe's struggling economy has economists ... latest developments in U.S. trade policy, a potential shift in German fiscal policy and a European defense spending boost. The European Central ... Read More

Trade War Expected to Weigh on Global Economy

Growth outlooks in the United States and several other countries are projected to slow this year and next, as uncertainty on trade and economic policy takes a toll. Read More

How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy

America alone has imposed nearly 6,500 penalties since February 2022, when Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Europe has even more in place (see chart 2). Many, which are largely symbolic, ... Read More

Germany's parliament backs incoming leader's plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?

Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture. Can he deliver? Read More

Trump hands Russian economy a lifeline after three years of war

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Russia's overheating economy ... a lifeline. U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for a quick deal to end the war in Ukraine, alarming Washington's European allies ... Read More

Immigration boosts Spain’s economic growth

Foreign workers have helped to make Spain’s economy the envy of the industrialized world, even as anti-immigration sentiments grow elsewhere in Europe and in the United States. Ukraine expected ... Read More

European Central Bank Cuts Rates Again as Threat of Trade War With Trump Weighs on Economy

European Central Bank Cuts Rates Again as Threat of Trade War With Trump Weighs on Economy FRANKFURT ... amid uncertainty U.S. trade policy. Lagarde said at her post-meeting news conference ... Read More