When Germany sneezes, the euro zone catches a cold
Europe’s powerhouse economy may already be in a recession, Bundesbank says
Bundesbank
Euro zone economic downturn deepened in July, business survey indicates
Influential poll of purchasing managers points to sharp decline in activity in the region’s manufacturing sector
ECB needs to act on interest rates, Central Bank governor says
Makhlouf adds voice to growing clamour for July ECB rate hike
Lagarde hints ECB rate hike could come as soon as July
Frankfurt is expected to start sequence of rate increases to stop high inflation becoming entrenched
Self-serving sanctions on Russia are little more than virtue signalling
Rouble rebound shows energy-avoiding sanctions have had limited impact
David McWilliams: Germany has sealed Ukraine’s fate. Putin’s gamble has paid off
Berlin refuses to make it prohibitively expensive for Putin’s Russia to kill people
New German government picks Joachim Nagel as Bundesbank chief
Nagel replaces Jens Weidmann, who quit five years early after a decade of opposition to ECB policy
Jam for all promised as Germany enters post-Merkel era
SPD-led coalition promises ‘decade of investment’ but fails to explain who will pay for it
Germany economy expands less than reported in third quarter
Economy has since been hit by fresh wave of Covid cases
Writing was on the wall for Bundesbank president and ECB hawk Jens Weidmann
Bank chief saw himself as out of step with likely new German government
German business confidence unexpectedly falls as risks mount
Supply bottlenecks and concerns over newly rising infection numbers are weighing economy
David McWilliams: Germany under pressure to reinvent itself for a post-carbon world
Industrial Germany is a carbon addict, and the CDU is wedded to the carbon economy that has served Germany so well for 50 years
Germany’s economy poised for a strong upswing this year
Activity likely to reach pre-crisis levels as soon as this summer, the Bundesbank said
German factory orders rise again in good sign for euro zone recovery
Demand increases by 2.9 per cent, nearly twice as much as predicted by economists
ECB can ‘find answers’ to patchy euro zone recovery – Lagarde
Economic rebound is ‘uncertain and uneven’ but ECB has ‘not fired its last cartridges’
German economy set for rapid growth over summer months - Bundesbank
Coronavirus vaccine may be necessary before a complete rebound is possible
World View: Pandemic gives EU space to rethink economic model
Fiscal rules suspension shakes up ideas of post-Covid responsibility and growth
German central bank president challenges landmark EU stimulus
Jens Weidmann said €750bn fund needs controls so money is spent wisely
Bundesbank president to break taboo and brief German parliament on ECB
Move responds to court ruling on ECB bond-buying
ECB gives ailing euro zone economy another shot of stimulus
Commission backs €250m Restart Fund and a €200m scheme to produce Covid solutions
World View: German Constitutional Court and political taboo
Prior to Berlin-Paris recovery deal, GCC may have set in motion EU crisis
German court ruling may mark the turning point towards EU’s disintegration
Martin Wolf: For future historians the German ruling on ECB may be a decisive turning point in Europe’s history
The Irish Times view on postwar Europe at 75: no end to remembering
Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda
German decision on ECB bond-buying programme creates unease
Cantillon: Ireland keeping sharp eye on powerplay in terms of cheap credit
Irish Times view on the Karlsruhe test: A welcome ruling
Finding against ECB on central policy issue could have precipitated a major crisis for the euro
ECB’s Lagarde overruled German and Dutch resistance to ‘no-limits’ pledge
Frankfurt’s stimulus came with pledge to remove self-imposed ‘constraints’ if necessary
‘I do not need to remind an Irish audience of the implications of a bursting housing bubble’
Higher interest rates and overvalued property greatest risks to German economy, says Claudia Buch
ECB to discuss prospect of launching digital currency
Christine Lagarde’s first interest rate decision will come on Thursday
Most German banks are imposing negative rates on corporate clients
Practice proves controversial in country where ECB has been accused of penalising savers
German economy may have contracted again in third quarter
Bundesbank however says deep recession is not on the cards
Germany’s golden economic run of the Merkel era may be over
Strong consumer spending not enough to counter weakening industrial production
US stocks fight back amid fears of German recession
Industrial production in Germany falls 1.5% as trio of central banks slash interest rates
Christine Lagarde set to be confirmed as next ECB president
European finance ministers signed off on her appointment on Tuesday
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