Why is Germany suddenly embracing its inner Keynesian?

‘The Swabian housewife has learned to act more like a Swabian SME,’ says academic

British consumers ramp up repayments amid Covid-19 lockdown

House prices fall by the most in more than 11 years, according to mortgage lender Nationwide

Lufthansa closes in on multibillion bailout deal

German state will become biggest shareholder as Covid-19 halts travel boom

Death knell for dividends as firms try to save cash amid Covid-19 crisis

Slew of Dublin-listed companies scrap multimillion-euro dividend payment plans

Coronavirus: Austerity era ends as EU suspends budget rules

Finance ministers agree to suspend restrictions on borrowing and spending to deal with Covid-19

Javid warns Johnson against damaging integrity of treasury

Chancellor resigns over demands to sack his advisers and is replaced by Rishi Sunak

European shares rise on signs of thaw in US-China trade war

Investors now awaiting ECB meeting on Thursday where interest rate cut is expected

Government stays firm on digital tax in wake of French push

Move to impose annual levy, if taken up by other EU states, could leave Ireland isolated

World View: The making of Christine Lagarde

Poised to take helm at ECB, French role model has talent for right place at right time

Department of Finance spends €70k on Central Bank governor recruitment

Gabriel Makhlouf due to take up post in September

Appointment of new Central Bank chief should be ‘paused’

New Zealand finance official Gabriel Makhlouf facing inquiry over budget hack claims

Labour wants appointment of Central Bank governor stalled

Gabriel Makhlouf facing an inquiry during last weeks in New Zealand finance ministry

Israel to hold new election after coalition talks fail

Netanyahu dissolves parliament to deny opposition chance to form government

IMF’s Lagarde: US-China trade tensions are threat to global economy

Stock futures fall as uncertainty keeps investors on edge

Collapse of merger talks leaves Deutsche and Commerzbank in limbo

Vincent Boland: German banking giants are stuck in a post-financial crisis half-life

Norway’s oil-rich sovereign wealth fund calls time on fossil fuels

World’s largest sovereign investor ditches oil and gas stocks

French finance minister to seek Irish support for digital tax

Bruno Le Maire will also deliver a talk on economic policy during Dublin visit

Denmark to pick up tab for Qudos’s 1,400 Irish claims

Insurer files for bankruptcy in Copenhagen, likelt to run into tens of millions of euro

Bookies face U-turn on British betting machine wager cut

UK to bring forward stake limits in move set to cost Paddy Power Betfair €53m

Fashion business man backs Brexit referendum campaign with £1m

Opinion polls show majority want opportunity to vote on final terms of Brexit deal

Diplomatic rift with Washington drives Turkish lira to fresh low

Currency down 30 per cent in 2018 as US meeting fails to progress sanctions dispute

Markets flat as investors await US tariff deadline

In Dublin, FBD shares tick up despite internal inquiry

Macron’s chief of staff investigated by anti-corruption police

Inquiry is examining Alexis Kohler’s links to a Swiss-Italian shipping company

Couple spearhead political move to create ‘just and peaceful’ Germany

Wagenknecht and Lafontaine woo AfD working-class voters with #fairLand

Push for tax treaty with Indonesia that could boost aircraft leasing

China cranks up trade war with extra tariffs on US goods

Beijing raising tariffs on pork, aluminium scrap and some other products by 25%

Brexit break-up with UK means Varadkar needs to woo Merkel

Taoiseach’s inaugural official visit to Berlin a chance to explore growing EU reform debate

Greece to receive better repayment terms for bailout loans

Euro-area finance ministers agree to disburse €6.7 billion in aid starting in February

UK to give Saudi Aramco $2bn in credit guarantees

Britain’s finance ministry says move not effort to secure energy giant’s IPO for London

China’s anti-graft campaign nets 1.34 million ‘flies’ in five years

President Xi Jinping’s campaign against corrupt communists are a key plank of policy

Qatar considers raising $9bn from bond markets

Qatar’s debt carries the fourth-highest investment grade at S&P Global Ratings

German election may curtail Macron’s ambitions for EU integration

Angela Merkel’s weakened parliamentary mandate seriously undercuts the possibility of support for the French president’s proposals

Norway overhauls its $990bn sovereign wealth fund

World’s largest sovereign wealth fund unveils proposals to transform its investments

Greek loans earn €1.3bn for Germany in last 10 years

Opposition politicians say it may be legal to earn Greek money but is morally dubious

Brazil’s president Michel Temer charged with corruption

Further charges including obstruction of justice expected to follow this week

Irish financier Quinlan advising on €1.3bn Brussels deal

Deal would be one of largest property transactions in Europe in recent years

Moody’s downgrades China, warns of fading financial strength

Credit rating cut to A1 - the first reduction in nearly 30 years - as debts continue to mount

Germany eyes softer sacking rules to tempt Brexit banks to Frankfurt

The move is intended as a sweetener for global banks moving to Europe

Why Emmanuel Macron matters to the whole world

If Mr Macron can demonstrate that he is really reforming France, he might then gain the credibility to go to Berlin and demand reforms to the EU.

Germany plans to close tax loophole for foreign firms

Legislation calls for tightening rules that allow deduction of certain internal expenses

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