Why 10-year Treasury note is taking a hit as Germany ramps up military spending
Germany is about to enter what its next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, calls a historic “whatever it takes” moment of ...
China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year
China says it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year as it continues its campaign to build a larger, more modern ...
EU leaders back major defence spending plan in response to ‘existential challenge’ of war in Ukraine
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm led by Ursula von der Leyen, plans to borrow €150 billion to fund loans that ...
German coalition unveils plans to up defense spending to at least $120B a year by 2030
Germany's government-in-waiting unveiled a plan to boost defense spending by hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of ...
EU Floats $158 Billion Fund to Boost Military Spending After U.S. Halts Ukraine Aid
Hours after the U.S. suspended military aid for Ukraine, the European Union proposed the fund to bolster military spending ...
Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defense spending
The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...
Czech government to gradually lift defence spending to 3%/GDP by 2030, PM says
The Czech government has decided to gradually raise its defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2030, from around ...