He called for effective plans and measures to continue negotiations and strive to declare the conclusion of negotiations as soon as possible.

Is it a negotiating tactic, a credible threat or a howl of rage?

Ursula von der Leyen pushes for a July 9 deadline following the US president’s threat of 50% tariffs on the bloc.

The second round of negotiations between Vietnam and the United States on a bilateral reciprocal trade agreement in Washington, D.C. concluded on Thursday with encouraging progress, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The European Union’s (EU) trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, is planning to hold a call with Jamieson Greer, his US counterpart, on Friday to take stock of talks, according to a European Commission spokesperson.

Hours before President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs were set to take effect last month, he said, “These countries are calling us up …” They are dying to make a deal. ‘Please, please, sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything, I’ll do anything, sir.”

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven democracies papered over their differences on Thursday, pledging to address "excessive imbalances" in the global economy and saying they could increase sanctions on Russia.

A surprise truce in a spiraling tariff war between the US and China last week was hailed by Chinese pundits as a success for the country. But Beijing is gearing up for a rocky path in relations, and negotiations, ahead.

A string of U.S.-led deals with key trading partners could help reduce heightened uncertainty in the business community and financial markets but represent a “suboptimal” solution, says the European Union’s top economic official.

Following the recent negotiation in Geneva that eases the trade war tension, the U.S. and China have made an official call, with both nations agreeing