French borrowing costs drew level with Greece’s for the first time on record this week, showing the extent of market concerns ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader and possible next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday rejected a reform of the ...

The incoming coalition in Thuringia, which includes the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), has agreed on a drastic austerity programme that goes hand in hand with a massive beefing up of the state’s ...

Angela Merkel, whose successive governments demanded deep austerity from neighbours in the euro zone debt crisis, said the ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favour of reforming Germany's constitutional limit on government ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavaria’s prime minister, Markus Soeder, said they’re open to reforming the ...

Neuberger Berman thinks the dollar is likely to strengthen over the coming year, and the euro is likely to weaken. Click to ...

Fiscal and economic policy differences have been blamed for the German government collapsing, but what role did the country’s ...

Jörg Kukies, German finance minister, discusses the country's debt brake policy and plans for Germany's 2025 budget in a ...

New German finance minister Joerg Kukies said on Friday that a moderate and targeted reform of the debt brake, which limits ...

German Finance Minister advocates moderate reforms to manage the debt brake, balancing budget discipline with growth amid geopolitical challenges.

In one casual sentence, Friedrich Merz upended Germany’s economic policy. Addressing the debt brake, a strict legal limit on borrowing introduced by Angela Merkel in 2009, Merz told a conference ...