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Pressure linked to the ‘Sell America’ narrative is unlikely to fade. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s fresh attack on the Federal Reserve seems to have revived the ‘Sell America’ sentiment in the stock market and strategists and market experts are warning that the selloff may deepen over time if the tiff between the government […]
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, during a joint press statement with Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, not pictured, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Bloomberg German Chancellor Friedrich Merz floated the possibility that the European Union and India could sign a free trade agreement as early as the end of […]
PM Modi on Monday hailed the growing strength of India-Germany ties, highlighting that bilateral trade between the two countries had crossed the 50 billion dollar mark. “Our bilateral trade has reached its highest level ever, surpassing the 50 billion dollar mark. More than 2,000 German companies have a long-standing presence in India. This reflects their […]
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor | Photo Credit: Srivatsan K C _11626 India and the US are continuing to actively engage in bilateral trade talks and are determined to get it across the finish line, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has said. “Both sides continue to actively engage. In fact, the next call […]
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen will sign the Mercosur trade deal in Paraguay on January 17, Brussels said Sunday. The EU gave a long-delayed go-ahead Friday to the huge trade pact with the South American bloc — overriding opposition led by key power France.More than 25 years in the making, supporters see the […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz | Photo Credit: ANGELIKA WARMUTH German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s two-day India visit, starting Monday, is set to add political momentum to the India-EU FreeTrade Agreement (FTA) negotiations ahead of the bilateral summit while focussing on strengthening trade ties, securing defence deals and boosting cooperation in skill development, mobility, research, education and […]
Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary | Photo Credit: Aaron Schwartz Major trade agreements hinge largely on policy convergence between the parties and the stakeholders involved, and not leader-level symbolism, asserted India-based think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s claims that the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) did not fructify because […]
File photo- Protestors burn tires during a demonstration of European farmers outside the EU Summit meeting in Brussels. (Photo credit- AP) Several thousand Irish farmers took to the streets of central Ireland on Saturday to protest the European Union’s trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur, a day after EU member states approved the […]
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) on Friday held talks in Brussels on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and reaffirmed their commitment to a rulesbased trading framework and a modern economic partnership that safeguards the interests of farmers and MSMEs. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal is on a two-day official visit […]
A remark by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick blaming the lack of a personal phone call from PM Narendra Modi for the stalled India–US trade deal does not stand up to scrutiny and diverts attention from substantive policy differences, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said in a report released on Friday.In an interview on […]
