Financial Insights That Matter Investing.com — Germany is staring down the economic abyss, but likely has one last chance to mount a turnaround or face below-trend growth until the end of the decade. “Germany stands at a crossroads in its postwar history. The economic prosperity of recent decades is under pressure from geopolitical and technological […]
Financial Insights That Matter Germany’s Bundestag has voted to reform the ‘debt brake,’ paving the way for a landmark spending bill The amendment will focus on increasing defense, infrastructure spending The center-right bloc of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), along with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens supported […]
Financial Insights That Matter Deutsche Bahn’s CEO says the rail operator is facing its worst crisis in three decades (Odd ANDERSEN) German rail operator Deutsche Bahn reported another massive annual loss Thursday as it battles a “serious crisis” but said government plans to ramp up infrastructure spending could get it back on track. Years of […]
Financial Insights That Matter As US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) end another session mixed, Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton take a look back on the trading day while reporting earnings results from Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) on Market Domination Overtime. Ben Emons, FedWatch Advisors founder and CIO Ben Emons weighs in with his takeaways […]
Financial Insights That Matter 00:00 Speaker A Tesla sales in Germany falling 76% in February. This in response to CEO Elon Musk weighing in on the country’s closely contested federal election. Now Musk did endorse a far-right alternative for Germany’s ahead for Germany ahead of the election on February 23rd. Tesla sales declined was a […]
Financial Insights That Matter Germany’s parliament has passed a historic spending bill enabling the government to finance hundreds of billions of euros in defence and infrastructure. The passage marks a major fiscal shift for a country long constrained by spending austerity under the so-called ‘debt brake’ introduced in 2009. While investors remain broadly optimistic about […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Reuters) – Spain’s economy outperformed other major euro zone countries in 2024, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Wednesday, confirming a contrast with euro zone peers. Spain’s gross domestic product grew 3.2% in 2024, a much faster rate than France and Italy’s close-to-1% expansion and Germany’s economic contraction […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale rose in March, a survey showed on Tuesday, as companies expect a recovery after two years of contraction in Europe’s largest economy. The Ifo institute said its business climate index stood at 86.7 in March from 85.3 in February, in line with the […]
Financial Insights That Matter Europe’s economic engine might finally be shifting into gear, as a rebound in German manufacturing and easing price pressures across the euro area offered a glimmer of hope that the continent’s economy could be turning a corner. The latest business surveys, known as Purchasing Managers’ Indexes (PMIs), revealed that the eurozone’s […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Germany’s Finance Agency confirmed it will sell €92.5 billion ($100 billion) in federal government debt in the second quarter, and announced plans to reintroduce sales of seven-year bonds in the second half of the year. Most Read from Bloomberg The Frankfurt-based agency will issue €62.5 billion in bonds and […]