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Handelsblatt
GermanyHandelsblatt is a German business daily, based in Düsseldorf and founded in 1946, published by Handelsblatt Media Group. Its reporting centres on the United States, Germany and Iran, followed by the European Union, China and Ukraine, with economy the largest topic area, ahead of politics and security. Its headlines are critical but factual toward Donald Trump and the US administration, and neutral toward Germany and the EU.
Political leaning and stance
Handelsblatt is critical of Donald Trump, mostly in a factual register that emphasises legal setbacks, volatility and friction with Europe while noting strategic calculation or market gains. Toward the United States it was neutral in the early part of the period and critical since spring. Iran is treated skeptically and adversarially, and Jeffrey Epstein is covered in a scandal frame. Germany, the EU, France and China read neutral, Ukraine sympathetic but sober, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz swings between neutral and mildly skeptical. The stance is measured from headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.
Based on headlines from February 2026 to August 2026.
Who owns Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt was founded in 1946 and is published by Handelsblatt Media Group, which belongs to the Holtzbrinck publishing family's Dieter von Holtzbrinck Medien.
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What Handelsblatt covers
Handelsblatt covers the United States and Germany most, then Iran, the European Union, China and Ukraine. It is the most economy-heavy outlet in its group, with a very small share on society.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
CORPORATION
18.5%
US EXECUTIVE
15.6%
NONE
7.8%
EU
5.6%
DE EXECUTIVE
5.4%
DE POLITICAL PARTY
