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3 days ago | macaubusiness.com | Nina Larson

The United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, de-escalating a trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised fears of a global economic downturn. After their first talks since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war, the world’s two biggest economies agreed in a joint statement to bring their triple-digit tariffs down to two figures and continue negotiations.

6 days ago | macaubusiness.com | Danny Kemp

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a “historic” trade agreement Thursday, Trump’s first deal with any country since he unleashed a blitz of sweeping global tariffs. The deal will see Washington lower tariffs on British luxury cars and lifts them entirely on steel and aluminum, although a 10 percent baseline levy on British goods stays in place.

1 week ago | macaubusiness.com | Danny Kemp |Marion Thibaut

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday that his country would be “never for sale” as they met at the White House amid tensions on tariffs and sovereignty. In their first Oval Office meeting, Trump insisted to the recently elected Carney that it would be a “wonderful marriage” if Canada agreed to his repeated calls to become the 51st US state.

1 week ago | macaubusiness.com | Isabelle Le Page |Sam Reeves

Germany’s designated next chancellor, the conservative Friedrich Merz, is an avowed transatlanticist who now has to face up to US President Donald Trump’s threats to upend traditional security and trade ties. A combative orator and millionaire hobby pilot, the trained lawyer has a strong business background, including with US asset manager BlackRock, but has never before held a government leadership post.

1 week ago | macaubusiness.com | Jastinder Khera

Germany’s AfD went on the offensive Monday against its designation as a “right-wing extremist” party by the domestic intelligence agency, as the move further inflamed ties with US President Donald Trump’s administration. An Alternative for Germany (AfD) spokesman said the party had lodged a court challenge against the BfV agency’s designation, the day before designated conservative chancellor Friedrich Merz is due to take office.