Thursday, November 28, 2013

German labour market sends first gentle sign of warning

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German unemployment increased by a non-seasonally adjusted 5,000 in November, bringing the total number of unemployed to 2.806 million. In ...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Germany (almost) has a new government

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Germany is preparing for a grand coalition. After weeks of negotiations, the parties agreed on a coalition deal. Now, the SPD members will h...
Friday, November 22, 2013

German Ifo points to growth acceleration

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The return of the island of happiness. Germany’s most prominent leading indicator, the Ifo, just beat even the wildest expectations by incre...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Historical day with no one noticing

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Eurozone finance ministers have started to see each other almost as often as during the peak of the crisis. After last week’s meeting on ban...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

German ZEW improves again

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Full speed ahead? The German ZEW index increased in November to the highest level since October 2009. The ZEW index, which measures investor...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Rugwind in een glas water

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De Duitsers hebben het weer gedaan. De eurocrisis, het zwakke economische herstel, de Franse hervormingsachterstand, deflatie. Allemaal het...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

German growth normalisation

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Back to normal. After a strong second quarter, the German economy has returned to its potential growth rate in the third quarter. According ...