German trade surplus rises alongside US tensions

Germany's trade surplus ticked upwards in January, official data showed Friday, as attacks from the Trump White House over the nation's export strength intensify.Europe's largest economy exported 18.5 billion euros ($19.6 billion) more than it imported, according to preliminary data adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects from federal statistics office Destatis.Expanding surpluses for Germany are unlikely to calm rhetoric from the White House, which has promised to act on President Donald Tru