Tag: Germany

Commentary: US should support ECB, pressure Germany to stimulate economy

Looking for stronger economic growth during an election year, Washington should prevent Germany from shrinking the European markets that take a quarter of American exports.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/09/16/commentary-us-should-support-ecb-pressure-germany-to-stimulate-economy.html

Negative Rates Are Coming for Your Savings

(Bloomberg Opinion) — First they came for central banks, then they came for government bonds, then they came for rich depositors. Then they came for me.Negative interest rates are coming for us all, in one form or another, as central banks redouble their efforts to avert a global economic slowdown that
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/negative-rates-coming-savings-050005475.html

Germany Is Only Interested In Saving Itself From Recession – Bloomberg

It’s taken the threat of a German recession to get the promise of German stimulus. This isn’t how a monetary union like the euro zone is meant to work.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-21/germany-is-only-interested-in-saving-itself-from-recession

Germany to Test Haven Demand as Ultra-Long Bond Coupon Set at 0%

(Bloomberg) — Germany will sell an ultra-long bond at a 0% coupon for the first time on Wednesday, in a flurry of debt sales in the next two weeks offering negative rates.The nation has previously only sold debt with a 0% coupon up to 10 years of maturity, including sales in the past month during a
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-test-haven-demand-ultra-040001813.html

Berlin’s Maddening Aversion to Fiscal Stimulus: A Traders’ Guide

(Bloomberg) — Over the past decade Germany has saved like few other nations, slashing its debt from 83% of gross domestic product to 60%. But now the global economy is slowing, there’s talk of recession in Berlin, and institutions like the IMF are calling on Chancellor Angela Merkel to loosen the purse
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Europe stocks trade lower as German economy heads toward recession – MarketWatch

Europe stocks traded lower in early action on Wednesday after data showing the Continent’s largest economy contracted.
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/europe-stocks-trade-lower-as-german-economy-contracts-2019-08-14

Germany Is Flirting With Recession After Investor Confidence Falls

(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Investor confidence in Germany’s economic outlook worsened for a fourth month after a string of disappointing figures raised recession risks.Europe’s largest economy probably contracted in
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-flirting-recession-investor-confidence-090539719.html

Christine Lagarde’s Biggest Problem Is Germany

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Christine Lagarde is still to be confirmed as the European Central Bank’s next president, but work is already piling up on her desk. The euro zone is in danger of becoming the biggest collateral victim of the U.S.-China trade war and Lagarde will need all her political skills to
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/christine-lagardes-biggest-challenge-germany-060005828.html