The US and the European Union have been on a trade agreement tear, competing to define the future global trading system. The EU looks to backstop the more established rules of the road; the US, to muscle bilateral commercial balances in its favor.

LONDON (Reuters) -Euro bulls are facing the first big test of their conviction in the form of the European Union's U.S. trade deal, which has cast doubt on the durability of one of 2025's most popular trades. The euro, which hit a four-year high of $1.1830 ...

A historic heat wave has driven unprecedented demand for Chinese-made air conditioners in Europe, underscoring the tough task Brussels faces in rebalancing trade with Beijing.

T hucydides thought rising powers tend to cause conflict. Had he been an economist looking at the explosion of Chinese exports to Europe, he might have expected a trade war. So do many analysts these days. The question is no longer whether Europe will pull up some drawbridges, but how many and how fast, and how it will deal with the consequences.

BRUSSELS, May 29 (Reuters) - The EU's trade and investment relationship with ⁠China ⁠is "not sustainable", the European Commission said on Friday, ⁠vowing a stronger response as commissioners discussed how best to shield Europe's industries from ...

The euro has become an unlikely winner from US President Donald Trump’s bid to redraw the global trade order. The currency surged to its highest in six months versus the dollar this week, with its biggest intraday gain since 2015 on Thursday after Trump ...

European officials say they're optimistic a trade deal can be reached with President Donald Trump, warning of significant economic harm to both Europe and the U.S. if it isn't. The European Union and U.S. are engaged in tense negotiations to try to reach a ...

BUENOS AIRES/BRASILIA (Reuters) -South America's Mercosur trade bloc and a group of four small European nations on Wednesday wrapped up talks on a sweeping free-trade agreement a decade in the making that will cover nearly all shipments between the countries.

European trade negotiators have suggested China is flooding the continent with too many goods. But state-media commentators in China are gleefully pointing out there is at least one product Europeans are eager to import more of: air conditioners.

BRUSSELS, 17th July, 2026 (WAM) -- The euro area and the European Union (EU) recorded trade in goods deficits in May, reversing surpluses posted a year earlier, according to preliminary data released by Eurostat.