Tag: Financial policy
Financial policy must free itself from the debt trap
What to do with the debt Regardless of whether Olaf Scholz or Armin Laschet moves into the Chancellery after Sunday’s elections, the answer to this question will shape Germany’s financial…
Christian Lindner: Finance Minister or nothing
Berlin When coach legend Pep Guardiola started as Bayern coach in 2013 and was asked about the transfer policy of the summer, he made a comment that should make it…
Finance Minister Merz, Lindner or Habeck?
There is a general election on Sunday: many top positions in the ministries will soon be filled – this also applies to the Ministry of Finance. FDP leader Christian Lindner,…
If the US debt ceiling is not raised, there is a risk of a financial crisis
Washington US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has again urged Congress to raise the US debt ceiling. In an opinion piece in the Wall Stree Journal, Yellen wrote that if the…
Clear fronts, cramp after the general election
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
US Democrats mitigate Joe Biden’s tax plans
Berlin The Americans are now being billed for the far-reaching restructuring and modernization plans of the government of US President Joe Biden. And a large part of it should be…
Austria against the relaxation of the EU stability pact
Gernot Blümel The Austrian Prime Minister is against new exceptions to the EU Stability Pact. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Austria’s finance minister Gernot Blümel rejects a weakening of the European Union’s…