Politics
Angela Merkel
Discussions over Wolfgang Schaeuble's future as Germany's Finance chief took place this week.
Marcel Fratzscher, president of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), says that a key issue in the German election is inequality.
Jörg Ambrosius, chairman of State Street, weighs in on this week's German election.
AmCham Germany President Bernhard Mattes speaks about the European economy and the upcoming German election.
Mark Phelps, CIO of concentrated global equities at Alliance Bernstein, weighs in on political risk in Europe.
Angela Merkel is likely to be re-elected as Germany's chancellor for a fourth term in an election next Sunday, a result that could seal the continent's fate in terms of ever closer political and economic union.
*FDP wants finance ministry as price for coalition deal. BERLIN, Sept 18- German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised her veteran finance minister at a party in his honor on Monday, as a potential coalition partner laid claim to his job as their price for supporting her in power. Speaking at Wolfgang Schaeuble's 75th birthday celebration, Merkel paid tribute to his 45...
*In affluent Duesseldorf, voters worry more about tax. DUESSELDORF/ DUISBURG, Germany, Sept 18- The steelworks in Duisburg employed 3,000 people when it was closed in 1985. Merkel's message, that the economy needs to be rendered fit for the future by investing in digital technologies, appears to resonate more in Germany at a time of strong growth.
Dieter Kempf, president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), says that there is good reason to be optimistic about the future of the EU.
Christian Lindner, leader of Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP), speaks about the European Union and the Greek debt crisis.
Christian Lindner, leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), speaks about what his party has to offer ahead of the German federal election this month.
In this week's Trader Poll, we want to know which world leader is under the most pressure.
The euro's future, just as was the case with its origin, crucially depends on a French-German agreement, Michael Ivanovitch writes.
BERLIN— She's been named the world's most powerful woman, seen off a series of domestic rivals and led an unsentimental response to Europe's debt crisis. Beyond her bold decision to allow in large numbers of migrants and her insistence on budget cuts in Greece, Merkel's more ordinary traits have helped make her an enduring presence and favorite to win a fourth...
TALLINN, Sept 15- After years of bailing out Greece, the idea of letting more poorer states into the euro zone has sparked controversy, particularly in Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking re-election in two weeks time. The backlash came after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called on Wednesday for non-euro zone countries to...
TALLINN, Sept 15- After years of bailing out Greece, the idea of letting more poorer states into the euro zone has sparked controversy, particularly in Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking re-election in two weeks time. The backlash came after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called on Wednesday for non-euro zone countries to...
TALLINN, Sept 15- After years of bailing out Greece, the idea of letting more poorer states into the euro zone has sparked controversy, particularly in Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking re-election in two weeks time. The backlash came after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called on Wednesday for non-euro zone countries to...
TALLINN, Sept 15- After years of bailing out Greece, the idea of letting more poorer states into the euro zone has sparked controversy, particularly in Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking re-election in two weeks time. The backlash came after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called on Wednesday for non-euro zone countries to...
TALLINN, Sept 15- The euro zone must identify its problems, then see what changes to its institutions are needed to fix them, euro zone finance ministers said on Friday. Their discussions in the Estonian capital of Tallinn follow differing proposals from France, Germany and the European Commission to revamp the institutions of the 19- country euro zone after...
BERLIN, Sept 15- Lufthansa and several other parties had put in bids for parts of Air Berlin by the deadline of Friday set by the administrator of the insolvent airline which employs more than 8,000 people. Germany's second-biggest airline after Lufthansa filed for bankruptcy last month after major shareholder Etihad Airways withdrew funding following...
