Europe

EU, Japan start push for exemptions from Trump tariffs

The European Union and Japan urged the United States on Saturday to grant them exemptions from metal import tariffs, with Tokyo calling for "calm-headed behaviour" in a dispute that threatens to spiral into a trade war.

ECB eyes baby step towards stimulus exit

The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday but it will be comments from President Mario Draghi that many will focus on.

Trade war? Trump, EU both threaten new tariffs on imports

President Trump appeared to welcome an escalating trade war with the European Union on Saturday, warning the U.S. would respond tit-for-tat by taxing imports from European automakers if the E.U. targeted U.S. products.