
Germany’s Spending Spree Could Hinder EU Neighbors’ Defense Upgrades
As the EU’s benchmark borrower, Germany has dealt a blow to its bloc neighbours by massively upping spending on defence.
As the EU’s benchmark borrower, Germany has dealt a blow to its bloc neighbours by massively upping spending on defence.
Centre-right leaders join the incoming chancellor in blaming Washington and Moscow for Germany’s massive future borrowing.
The German centre-right and the left-wing parties bypassed the newly elected parliament to vote for Friedrich Merz’s spending spree.
Former ECB chief tries to salvage his report after key parts were rejected by EU members.
There are two quiet trends at work in the market for U.S. debt that analysts normally do not pay attention to. They should: if these trends continue, there will be turmoil in the market.
The growth in debt will only stop when the U.S. government is struck by a real fiscal crisis. Nothing else will work.
The EU wants to levy its own taxes. Here is why that is a bad idea.
New rules aim to make member states more resilient in the face of economic crises and increasing debt sustainability across the bloc.
The Hungarian economy has a lot going for it, but can it handle a big budget deficit and high inflation?
The U.S. government is doing everything wrong with its finances. Its current debt management strategy is downright stupid. Are they trying to fabricate a fiscal crisis?