Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has struck a groundbreaking deal with the Green party. The agreement ends a tradition of fiscal austerity in order to rearm, help Ukraine and build infrastructure.

U.S. equities followed European stocks higher on Friday, angling to end a bumpy week on a positive note, although safe-haven ...

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to ...

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation's tight rules on running up debt.

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has secured the Greens' support for a €500 billion fund to revitalize infrastructure and overhaul borrowing rules. The plan aims to strengthen defense and ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said on Friday he had secured the crucial backing of the Greens for a massive ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending package for ...

German finance ministry officials are considering a compromise debt deal, with some details still being worked out, according ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz was set to make a last-ditch attempt on Friday to convince the Greens of his ...

German bond yields, equities, and the euro rose as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Greens agreed to reform debt ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached a tentative agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending ...

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens party on a fiscal reform package for ...