Tag: EMU
ECB News:: Criticism of TPI
ECB Targeted bond purchases by the European Central Bank have long been criticized. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) criticizes the new instrument of the European…
Klaus Regling, the “Mister Euro-Rescue” says goodbye
Klaus Regling The long-standing ESM director is leaving. (Photo: imago/GlobalImagens) Klaus Regling goes as he came: quietly, without making a fuss. As a farewell gift, the finance ministers in the…
Monetary policy has failed
Dark clouds over the ECB The ECB started raising interest rates this year. She has not ended her bond purchases. (Photo: dpa) A double-digit inflation rate in Germany – 10.0…
A Meloni win could push Italy out of the EU
Giorgia Meloni Was Minister for Youth and Sport in Silvio Berlusconi’s cabinet. How many governments has there been in Italy that were said to mean the end of monetary union,…
A Meloni win could push Italy out of the EU
Giorgia Meloni Was Minister for Youth and Sport in Silvio Berlusconi’s cabinet. How many governments has there been in Italy that were said to mean the end of monetary union,…
A Meloni win could push Italy out of the EU
Giorgia Meloni Was Minister for Youth and Sport in Silvio Berlusconi’s cabinet. How many governments has there been in Italy that were said to mean the end of monetary union,…
US dollar rises to 20-year high – euro and yen under pressure
U.S. dollar Money managers often advise buying the dollar. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Dusseldorf The soaring of the world reserve currency continues. The dollar index, which tracks the rate…
Germany and four other EU countries are driving the digital euro
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The European central bank is working on the introduction of a digital currency. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Frankfurt The federal government is campaigning for the introduction of…
Better loss carry-back needed for companies
Energy crisis in Germany While some improvements support those on very low incomes, measures for the middle class are lacking. (Photo: dpa) Germany is facing the greatest economic upheaval of…
Comment: Operation Damage Control
ECB President Christine Lagarde The rate hike was just a step in damage limitation. (Photo: Bloomberg) Christine Lagarde acts late, but she acts – and for the first time with…
IMF calls for more common debt for Europe
The International Monetary Fund “Fiscal rule reform cannot wait,” writes the IMF. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels In view of the energy crisis, high national debt and the threat to European security,…
IMF calls for more common debt for Europe
The International Monetary Fund “Fiscal rule reform cannot wait,” writes the IMF. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels In view of the energy crisis, high national debt and the threat to European security,…
Inflation in the euro area rises to a record high of 9.1 percent
European Central Bank On September 8, the Central Bank Council will discuss the future course of monetary policy. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in the euro zone continued to…
Hedge funds bet $39 billion against government bonds
View of Rome at night Italy is coming under pressure again on the markets. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Frankfurt Highly indebted Italy is back in the focus of speculators. The uncertainty…
TPI bond purchase program: CDU criticizes the ECB
European Central Bank in the evening According to the CDU, the ECB should not step in as a helper, but the European rescue fund ESM. (Photo: dpa) Berlin There will…
TPI bond purchase program: CDU criticizes the ECB
ECB President Christine Lagarde According to the CDU, the ECB should not step in as a helper, but the European rescue fund ESM. (Photo: AP) Berlin There will be sharp…
The EU gives Greece back its financial sovereignty
Athens The Greek government will have more room for manoeuvre. (Photo: imago/Panthermedia) Athens With the end of the strict financial control (“enhanced surveillance”), the Greek government will have more room…
How the European Central Bank prevented a new euro crisis
ECB building The European Central Bank reinvested billions in government bonds from southern European countries. (Photo: dpa) The European Central Bank’s (ECB) Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) has played a…
How the European Central Bank prevented a new euro crisis
ECB building The European Central Bank reinvested billions in government bonds from southern European countries. (Photo: dpa) The European Central Bank’s (ECB) Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) has played a…
Why you shouldn’t save in the monetary union
Indebted Italy Debt kings: The ECB pumped 17 billion euros into the Italian, Spanish and Greek markets in June and July. (Photo: dpa) “If people understood the monetary system, we…