Tricky German coalition talks augur more economic pain
INITIAL projections of the result of Germany's election last Sunday set the stage for protracted coalition talks, meaning ...
FirstFT: Europe and US diplomats clash over Ukraine on war’s anniversary
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Europe: German shares steal spotlight after Merz’s conservatives win vote
GERMAN stocks ended on Monday higher in Europe after conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the national election with ...
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Germany’s Governance Test After Far-Right Electoral Surge
Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...
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Euro retreats from highs as German coalition talks eyed, dollar dips
The euro eased off highs from a brief rally on Monday as the focus shifted from the election victory of Germany's ...
Five fundamentals for the week: Fallout from German vote, Fed's favorite figure stand out
Friday, 13:30. What the Federal Reserve (Fed) talks about when it talks about inflation–the core Personal Consumption ...
The Economist3h
Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—fast
F RIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a ...
What Germany’s Election Result Means for Its Economy
The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.
EURACTIV5h
Centrist coalition, more debt: Merz rushes to lock in a deal
The squeeze of the centre creates a pressing headache for Merz regarding the delivery of his core promise to bolster Germany’s defence.
German Election Results: Germany's Center Just About Holds
Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...
German election brings some relief to European markets, debt brake in focus
An election win for Germany's conservatives has eased concerns of political gridlock in Europe's biggest economy, though it ...
The National Interest7h
Germany’s Next Chancellor Inherits a Country in Crisis
Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is working overtime to warn Germans that the time of stagnation that prevailed under the former chancellor Olaf Scholz must come to an end.