Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into defense and to authorize an enormous fund for investment in its creaking in ...

Germany's lower house of parliament is set to vote on a massive surge in borrowing that could boost Europe's largest economy and stimulate growth across the region, even as it faces trade tensions ...

Germany's planned surge in borrowing to fund defence spending and revive growth heralds a new era for European security, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag lower ...

European weapons manufacturers from ThyssenKrupp to BAE Systems and smaller drone makers stand to gain the most from ...

German defense contractor Rheinmetall’s stock price has skyrocketed more than 1,000% since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. As ...

Rheinmetall is considering acquiring one of Volkswagen's soon-to-be idle plants, part of a broader rearmament in Europe.

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to ...

Germany's government-in-waiting unveiled a plan to boost defense spending by hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of ...

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

A likely ramp-up in German fiscal spending risks pushing the 10-year bund yield to levels last seen during the global financial crisis, according to a BNP Paribas SA strategist.

Germany's Bundestag is set to vote on a major fiscal package on Tuesday. It includes changes to the long-standing debt brake rule and a 500 billion euro ($548 billion) infrastructure and climate fund.

Germany's outgoing economy minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday that any decision on defence funding and support for ...