Global stocks rose and the euro firmed on Monday after a tradeagreement between the United States and the EU lifted sentiment and provided some clarity in a week of key policy meetings by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan.

The 15% tariff would be lower than previously threatened, but it would remain a high duty on America’s largest trading partner.

The US and China are due to start a fresh round of talks on Monday as expectations grow that the world's two biggest economies could agree a 90-day extension to their trade war truce.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has welcomed the agreement reached in the customs dispute between the European Union and the US. "With the agreement, we have succeeded in averting a trade conflict that would have hit the export-oriented German economy hard,

President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday, making it the largest U.S. trade partner to broker an accord as the White House threatens to impose tariffs on dozens of countries within days.

President Donald Trump announced a long-awaited trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday night, a framework between allies and major trading partners that appeared elusive just weeks ago.

Japan's chief negotiator reached an agreement with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in mid-June on a deal offering massive Japanese investment in the United States in exchange for a reduction in tariffs,

July 24 (UPI) -- Britain and India agreed to a free trade agreement between their two nations Thursday.