As European Union leaders work through the consequences of their new trading arrangement with the US, they are confronting the bitter reality of just how far they have fallen.

Euro bulls are facing the first big test of their conviction in the form of the European Union's U.S. trade deal, which has cast doubt on the durability of one of 2025's most popular trades.

U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have announced a sweeping trade deal. It raises tariffs on most European goods to 15%.

German auto companies embraced greater clarity but warned that even the lower rate of tariffs agreed between Brussels and Washington would still hurt.

Pact removes a major risk for markets and the global economy, given the transatlantic partners did $2 trillion worth of cross-border commerce in 2024.

The United States and European Union clinched a trade agreement on Sunday that will see EU exports taxed at 15 percent, in a bid to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war.