German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during an Oct. 29 news conference at the Christian Democratic Union party headquarters in Berlin. Merkel announced that she will not stand for re-election as her party's leader in December, or as chancellor when her term expires in 2021. Merkel has been chancellor since 2005.
On the Record I once said that I was not born as a chancellor. And I have never forgotten that. German Chancellor Angela Merkel On Our Radar Mixed Signals From the White House on China. U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the idea of a trade deal with China in the offing, but we're taking this possibility with a grain of salt. With midterm elections impending and the stock market fluctuating, Trump's upcoming dialogue with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit this month in Argentina and talk of a trade deal are low-cost maneuvers to demonstrate to more anxious voters that the economic pain that comes with tariffs will be worth it in the end, and that he's still in control of the negotiation.
