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Fitch leaves US credit outlook negative
Rating agency Fitch The rating agency leaves the outlook for the USA negative. (Photo: dpa) Washington The rating agency Fitch continues to threaten the world’s largest economy, the USA, with…
Senate resolution: USA avert default
Washington An impending insolvency of the US government has been averted. After the House of Representatives, the Senate in Washington also approved a bill late on Thursday evening (local time),…
Debt law passed: USA avert default
Washington An impending insolvency of the US government has been averted. After the House of Representatives, the Senate in Washington also approved a bill late on Thursday evening (local time),…
“Von der Leyen has gambled away”: Rising interest rates put a strain on the EU budget
Brussels In the Ukraine war and in the fight against the energy crisis, the EU mobilized billions – and thinned out its own budget. Now there is another stress factor…
Lindner sends savings targets to all ministries
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) Linder has made concrete cut proposals to some ministries. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin In the budget dispute, Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is…
Debt deal passes US House of Representatives – and has yet to clear another hurdle
Washington After weeks of arguing about the record deficit in the United States, the US House of Representatives decided to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling. On Wednesday night, the Chamber…
US committee clears way for debt ceiling vote
House of Representatives The agreement on the debt limit has cleared the first hurdle. (Photo: dpa) The hard-fought compromise in the debt dispute between the US government and the Republicans…
Conservative US lawmakers oppose debt compromise
US House of Representatives In the committee on Tuesday, the members of the right-wing group House Freedom Caucus in particular initially opposed the compromise. (Photo: dpa) Washington Resistance to the…
Denmark wants to invest almost 20 billion euros in defense
Mette Frederiksen The government will now begin negotiations with the other parliamentary parties this week. (Photo: AP) Copenhagen The Danish government intends to invest significantly more money in defense over…
Agreement on debt deal – it’s going to be so turbulent now
Joe Biden The US President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have reached an agreement in the debt dispute. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The US Congress has only a…
Government sees total demand for rail at almost 90 billion euros
Deutsche Bahn trains and rails In order to make the rail network in Germany fit again and thus make the railways more attractive and reliable, the Federal Government believes that…
Preliminary agreement reached in dispute over debt ceiling
Kevin McCarthy The leader of the House of Representatives wants to speak to the press in the evening. (Photo: AP) Washington President Joe Biden and Republican Kevin McCarthy have achieved…
Agreement in debt dispute “very close”
Washington An agreement to solve the crisis is “very close,” said Biden on Friday evening (local time). “There’s a negotiation going on. I am hopeful that we will know tonight…
Agreement in debt dispute “very close”
Joe Biden The US President was recently hopeful about an end to the debt dispute: “It’s very close and I’m optimistic.” (Photo: AP) Washington An agreement to solve the crisis…
Agreement in debt dispute “very close”
Joe Biden (r) and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House Biden’s Democrats need the support of Republicans to reach an agreement. (Photo: dpa) Washington An agreement to solve the crisis…
Agreement in sight on dispute over US debt ceiling
Joe Biden (r) and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House Biden’s Democrats need the support of Republicans to reach an agreement. (Photo: dpa) Washington In the United States, the government…
Tensions in the traffic light coalition in the budget dispute are increasing
Christian Lindner and Olaf Scholz The Federal Minister of Finance has been pursuing an austerity plan for a long time, and now Chancellor Scholz is to support a controversial plan…
No agreement with Biden in the debt dispute
Kevin McCarthy The Speaker of the House of Representatives after his meeting with Joe Biden. (Photo: AP) The most recent top meeting in the dispute over raising the US debt…
Time is running out until “Date X” – why the US debt dispute is really serious this time
Capitol in Washington The United States is threatened with imminent default. (Photo: AP) Washington, Dusseldorf The situation is serious: The dispute over the US debt ceiling has escalated so much…
A Big Buzz – How Far Should Germany Go on Cannabis Legalization?
Dusseldorf The legalization of cannabis is not only controversial in Germany: only a few countries have so far been able to bring themselves to approve the drug, at least for…