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With the economy growing, talking tough on tariffs is paying off with his base
The CSU’s unilateralism is in conflict with Merkel’s support for European integration
Admirers say Chinese technology investments are akin to the Belt and Road Initiative
However, voters should not be fooled by talk of a Brexit ‘dividend’
Member states are already watering down immigration principles that prompted Brexit
A decade after it needed a $185bn state bailout, the insurer is on the acquisition trail again, but investors remain wary
Does being back to pre-crisis levels of profit signal a cyclical top?
Optimistic observers of the North Korean leader believe he is preparing his people for a new path
The UK prime minister’s skill in postponing a battle with MPs has reached its limit
Is Elon Musk’s recent announcement of job cuts a sign of belated realism or that financial problems are coming due?
Tragicomic spectacle on grandest stage
Monetary policy should continue to stand ready for downward shocks
Emerging markets currency crash has left Fed chairman Powell unmoved
Kim Jong Un succeeded in resetting relations with US president Donald Trump
A rise in protectionism will affect growth and the export market
China uses coercive means to advance interests, from market access to maritime issues
Directors must exert robust oversight over powerful chief executives
Clashes in the Commons over the vote on amendments to a crucial Brexit bill
What matters most is the leaders’ sense of what it is possible to do together
Widespread practice is increasingly a concern for asset managers
Revamped exams for 15-year-olds are retrograde and will hurt less able students
Buoyed by his success with Kim Jong Un, the US president rounds on his neighbour
The US president poses the greatest current risk to global security
Despite what the president says, tariffs between rich countries are low
Russia’s opening shot in its battle to restore its image in the global arena
Island nation’s 37 years without a recession offers lessons to the rest of Africa
Britain and the EU may swerve towards a mutually beneficial, but politically hard, deal
The Time Warner decision could alter the dance between business and the White House
Trudeau has domestic cross-party support for his tactics of defiance
Pure drama overcomes so-so matches and the shadow of corruption
Protests reveal anxieties about the true terms of massive infrastructure project
With or without reform, governments retain room for manoeuvre
With more room for manoeuvre, the central bank could have acted earlier in the crisis
Good meat is delicious and substitutes still struggle to match the original
The proposed merger of Siemens and Alstom’s rail businesses is designed to fight off competition from China
The president intends to dismantle an alliance system that has endured for 70 years
