Economics

U.S. and Swiss negotiators neared a deal to cut U.S. import tariffs on Swiss goods to 15% after Swiss business leaders pressed Washington, officials said.

Douglas A. Irwin, Daniel W. Drezner, Hakan Yilmazkuday, Iikka Korhonen, Dean Baker and 11 more

Der Spiegel, Financial Times, The Washington Post and 2 more

U.S. stock benchmarks rallied on Monday as investors grew optimistic a deal to end the government shutdown was near, sending the Nasdaq and S&P 500 sharply higher.

Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Justin Wolfers, Cem Işık, Iikka Korhonen, Will Jennings and 4 more

President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 77 allies implicated in attempts to overturn the 2020 election, a largely symbolic move that does not bar state prosecutions.

Germany's economy minister Katherina Reiche called for an "Agenda 2030" of wide structural reforms to restore growth, urging subsidy reviews and risking friction with the SPD.

Menzie Chinn, Iikka Korhonen, Caroline Fohlin, Katja Rietzler