When Germany sneezes, the euro zone catches a cold
Europe’s powerhouse economy may already be in a recession, Bundesbank says
Europe’s powerhouse economy may already be in a recession, Bundesbank says
Influential poll of purchasing managers points to sharp decline in activity in the region’s manufacturing sector
Makhlouf adds voice to growing clamour for July ECB rate hike
Frankfurt is expected to start sequence of rate increases to stop high inflation becoming entrenched
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SPD-led coalition promises ‘decade of investment’ but fails to explain who will pay for it
Economy has since been hit by fresh wave of Covid cases
Bank chief saw himself as out of step with likely new German government
Supply bottlenecks and concerns over newly rising infection numbers are weighing economy
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Activity likely to reach pre-crisis levels as soon as this summer, the Bundesbank said
Demand increases by 2.9 per cent, nearly twice as much as predicted by economists
Economic rebound is ‘uncertain and uneven’ but ECB has ‘not fired its last cartridges’
Coronavirus vaccine may be necessary before a complete rebound is possible
Fiscal rules suspension shakes up ideas of post-Covid responsibility and growth
Jens Weidmann said €750bn fund needs controls so money is spent wisely
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Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda
Cantillon: Ireland keeping sharp eye on powerplay in terms of cheap credit
Finding against ECB on central policy issue could have precipitated a major crisis for the euro
Frankfurt’s stimulus came with pledge to remove self-imposed ‘constraints’ if necessary
Higher interest rates and overvalued property greatest risks to German economy, says Claudia Buch
Christine Lagarde’s first interest rate decision will come on Thursday
Practice proves controversial in country where ECB has been accused of penalising savers
Bundesbank however says deep recession is not on the cards
Strong consumer spending not enough to counter weakening industrial production
Industrial production in Germany falls 1.5% as trio of central banks slash interest rates
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Nation’s central bank has suggested a persistent slump in Europe’s largest economy
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Bank of Ireland climbs 6.3 per cent to €5.48 while AIB adds 2.07 per cent to close at €3.95
Confidence in the German economy slid in February to the lowest level in four year
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