By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic relationship on the road ahead.#GermanPolitics #GermanForeignPolicy #GermanExports #ChristianDemocraticUnion #DonaldTrump #UnitedStates #Trans-AtlanticRelations #Germany
The Chancellor Goes to Washington: Friedrich Merz's Visit to Trump Succeeded Because It Didn't Fail

German business news: August trade surplus 16.6bn euros. Exports down by 1.2% compared to July. Imports down by 0.4% compared to July. DAX up 20.4% compared to one year ago. #GermanBrief #GermanTrade #DAX #GermanExports #GermanImports
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Critics like Economy Minister Robert Habeck are warning Germany's industrial giants from becoming too dependent on Beijing. But it seems many haven't the learned the lesson from Russia of the perils of doing business with autocratic countries.
Business As Usual: German Companies Ignore Major Risks in China
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Handelsstreit: EU bietet drastische Zollsenkungen für US-Industrieprodukte an www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/sozi… #Wirtschaft #Staat&Soziales #HandelsstreitmitdenUSA #PeterAltmaier #EuropäischeUnion #USA #WirtschaftindenUSA #GermanExports