Tag: Olaf Scholz
Where savers can park their money against interest
A branch of the British bank Barclays Barclays offers the highest overnight interest rates among banks with German extended deposit insurance. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt After all: There are now significantly…
Xi starts “peace trip” in Moscow – Europe establishes ammunition pact
Berlin, Brussels What the Europeans think of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “peace trip” to Moscow was already made clear by the topics at the joint meeting of EU foreign and…
Purchase decision: UBS takes over Credit Suisse
Good morning dear readers, News of the giants’ takeover came late last Sunday evening. The largest bank in Switzerland, UBS, is taking over the second largest bank in Switzerland, Credit…
Vladimir Putin visits the captured port city of Mariupol
Vladimir Putin (centre) in occupied Crimea In this photo released by Russia’s state-run Sputnik news agency, the Russian president visits a children’s art school. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Moscow Kremlin boss…
Looking back at a year of damage control
The Federal President in Ukraine Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the country in October 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Again to the eastern flank of NATO, again to an unsettled ally. At…
Germany and Japan move together
Olaf Scholz with Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan The Chancellor wants to take relations with Japan to a new level. (Photo: dpa) Germany and Japan want to work more…
Looking back at a year of damage control
The Federal President in Ukraine Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the country in October 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Again to the eastern flank of NATO, again to an unsettled ally. At…
Tremors in the markets – The editor-in-chief’s review
The fact is: The situation for European banks differs from that in the US (the threatening situation of Credit Suisse is more of a special case). And that is also…
Why Scholz takes Japan as a role model
Berlin / Tokyo With half his cabinet, Olaf Scholz (SPD) is leaving for a weekend trip to Tokyo on Friday. With six cabinet colleagues in tow, the Chancellor is traveling…
Debate about savings “blatant populism” – posse between Lindner and Scholz about the new chancellery building
Berlin Christian Lindner (FDP) sits on the TV show “Maischberger”. It’s all about money, the Federal Minister of Finance is currently struggling with his colleagues over the new federal budget.…
Olaf Scholz on a possible financial crisis: “The deposits are safe”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Chancellery Scholz does not expect a new financial crisis. (Photo: Jonas Holthaus for Handelsblatt) Berlin The bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bank and the turbulence…
Interview with Olaf Scholz: “The insoles are safe”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Chancellery Scholz does not expect a new financial crisis. (Photo: Jonas Holthaus for Handelsblatt) Berlin The bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bank and the turbulence…
China plays a crucial role in the European energy transition
The author dr Jana Puglierin is Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). How big the German China dilemma is once again…
ECB in a dilemma – the struggle for new interest rate hikes
Good morning dear readers, The situation in which the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde found herself on Thursday evening is commonly described as a dilemma. Their…
ECB in a dilemma – the struggle for new interest rate hikes
Good morning dear readers, The situation in which the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde found herself on Thursday evening is commonly described as a dilemma. Their…
„Wir leben in einer völlig anderen Zeit“
Berlin Die Pleite der Silicon Valley Bank und die Turbulenzen um das Schweizer Geldinstitut Credit Suisse haben in den vergangenen Tagen für heftige Kursausschläge an den internationalen Finanzmärkten gesorgt. Eine…
Olaf Scholz sees no danger of a new financial crisis
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor does not expect a new banking crisis. (Photo: Jonas Holthaus for Handelsblatt) Berlin Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sees no new financial crisis looming in Germany…
Chancellor Scholz becomes the beacon of hope for Israeli high-tech industry
Tel Aviv During his political talks in Berlin on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waved clear criticism. Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern about the planned judicial reform. The independence…
Scholz announces more continuous arms deliveries to Ukraine
Olaf Scholz In the debate about reforming the Stability Pact, Scholz also warned that competitiveness can only be achieved with stable national budgets. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz has…
Scholz announces more continuous arms deliveries to Ukraine
Olaf Scholz In the debate about reforming the Stability Pact, Scholz also warned that competitiveness can only be achieved with stable national budgets. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD)…