German Bonds Lose Their Appeal
Investors seem to be leaving aside the so-called safe haven of German bonds, the European benchmark
Germany
Improvement in German domestic demand could offset China jitters
The German economy continues sound but turbulence coming from emerging markets could impact sharply on Germany’s export-led growth.
Bundesbank demands more supervision of Greek reforms
Germany’s central bank calls for more supervision of the adjustments and reforms in Greece, while the IMF casts doubts over the sustainability of Greek debt.
Germany’s benefit from the Greek crisis
The benefits tend to be larger than the expenses, even if Greece does not repay any of its debts.
German Economic Sentiment Declines Once Again in August
ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreases by 4.7 points compared to the previous month.
Spain yields widen ahead of another crucial week for Greece
The Corner | June 15, 2015 | Spain’s yield spread soared as Greece talks have stalemated in recent weeks. The country’s 10-year bond yield rose 12 basis points to 2.37 percent at 11:21 a.m. London time.
“Austerity is not a growth strategy, neither is demand stimulus”
MADRID | April 19, 2015 | By Ana Fuentes | Germany’s Institute for the Study of Labor Chairman Klaus Zimmermann finds the debate between EU ‘austerians’ and ‘stimulus fans’ too shallow. In his view, spending cuts for their own sake were never the German style. In a conversation with The Corner, he explains that the effects of the minimum wage introduction in his country cannot be measured yet and why he thinks the German corporate governance model helped cushion the crisis’ labor market impact.
Ben Bernanke is still in ‘easy blogging mode’
SAO PAULO | April 15, 2015 | By Marcus Nunes | After a four-part series on low interest rates (GSG & SS), a detour on monetary policy and financial stability, Bernanke has two-part series series on Germany’s trade surplus and wages.
German economy getting stronger
The Corner| April 9, 2015 | Strong figures from German industry will offer further encouragement to EU policymakers that the economic recovery is now on the right track. German industrial production grew by 0.2%, beating expectations of a 0.1% rise. The increase in industry excluding energy and construction was 0.5% according to latest data from the Bundesbank.
German factory output disappoints
The Corner | April 8,2015 | German factory output disappoints as fears of slowdown in the U.S and China hit exporters in Europe’s largest economy despite the weakened state of the euro. Elsewhere, retail sales are expected to contract in the euro area having shown gains since the final months of 2014.