Merkelnomics
Comments on the German and European economy.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Powering ahead
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German businesses defied sovereign debt worries as the Ifo index rebounded in June. The headline index increased to 101.8, from 101.5; its h...
Friday, June 11, 2010
Masterly reticent
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After months and months of exciting and surprising ECB press conferences, today’s meeting brought some welcome boredom. As expected, the ECB...
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Europees spaarkampioen
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Duitsers zijn zuinig. In een land waar harddiscounters zoals Aldi en Lidl bijna 50 procent marktaandeel hebben en grote mediawinkels met de ...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Spring revival continues
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German unemployment decreased by a non-seasonally adjusted 164,800 in May. Officially, 3.242 million Germans are currently unemployed. This ...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Van Iron Lady naar Frau Smeedijzer
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Europa begrijpt Duitsland niet meer. Slag om slinger van mening veranderen, deels met een complete ommezwaai tot gevolg, en onbegrijpelijke ...
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Lonely fighter or maverick?
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The German ban of naked short-selling has caused new uncertainty in financial markets. It also met a lack of understanding from other Eurozo...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Crisis drop
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The German ZEW index dropped in May on the back of recent market turmoil. The ZEW index which measures investors’ confidence now stands at 4...
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