Japan’s central bank policymakers are expected to keep rates on hold this week, despite the trade deal with the U.S. relieving some uncertainty over tariffs and strengthening the case for tighter policy.

The European Union dodged an imminent trade war with the US this week, but markets and a growing chorus of critics have dispelled early hopes that the deal will bring a sense of stability back to transatlantic relations.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discusses the significance of the U.S. and EU agreeing to a trade deal on 'Special Report.'

Oil extended gains on Tuesday, lifted by hopes of improved economic activity after the U.S.-EU trade deal, a potential U.S.-China tariff truce and President Donald Trump's shorter deadline for Russia to end the Ukraine war.

Questions, critiques and discrepancies are hanging over the framework agreement, but investors seem to view it as a win all the same.

Investors kick off a hectic week with stocks moving mostly lower after a U.S.-European Union trade deal, with a Fed meeting, jobs data and a deluge of corporate earnings on deck.

Higher tariffs, or import taxes, on European goods mean sellers in the U.S. would have to either increase prices for consumers — risking loss of market share — or swallow the added cost in terms of lower profits. The higher tariffs are expected to hurt export earnings for European firms and slow the economy.

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed the fact that a trade deal has been reached between the European Union and the United States but said that she would be seeking more details. Washington struck a framework trade deal with the EU imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said “more negotiations” will be needed with India on a trade deal just days before an Aug. 1 deadline for higher tariffs.