Michael Nienaber

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Michael Nienaber

A coalition deal between Germany’s center-left Social Democrats and Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s conservatives has yet to be signed, but rifts between the parties are already appearing. Merz triggered a backlash from his likely junior coalition partners for suggesting that Germany would under his leadership provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Amanda Jordan |Michael Nienaber

Salzgitter AG ended talks on a proposed acquisition by GP Günter Papenburg AG and TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. that valued the German steelmaker at about €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion). “The decision was made based on significantly differing views on the current and future value of Salzgitter,” Salzgitter said Friday in a statement.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Aaron Kirchfeld |Michael Nienaber |Kamil Kowalcze

An IRIS-T air defense system from Diehl Defence. (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s government is pressing manufacturer Diehl to accelerate development of a homegrown, longer-range air-defense system to reduce its reliance on US-made Patriot units, according to people familiar with the matter.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Michael Nienaber |Alastair Gale |Samy Adghirni

America's trading partners around the globe reacted with a mixture of relief and bewilderment to President Donald Trump's eleventh-hour decision to pause some of his most aggressive tariffs. As government officials worldwide try to divine what would convince Trump to grant them permanent waivers, his newly demonstrated willingness to abruptly reverse course - or in China's case, to apply additional pressure by hiking tariffs to 145% - inserts another layer of uncertainty.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Michael Nienaber |Alastair Gale |Samy Adghirni

America’s trading partners around the globe reacted with a mixture of relief and bewilderment to President Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour decision to pause some of his most aggressive tariffs. As government officials worldwide try to divine what would convince Trump to grant them permanent waivers, his newly demonstrated willingness to abruptly reverse course — or in China’s case, to apply additional pressure by hiking tariffs to 145% — inserts another layer of uncertainty.