The US-EU trade deal announced last Sunday and confirmed by the recent US Executive Order was in line with expectations for a 15% tariff on most goods exports to the US. We think it will cost the euro-zone roughly 0.2% of GDP. Meanwhile, Germany’s draft 2026 budget confirms that a big fiscal stimulus is on the way.
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