FO° Exclusive: Germany’s Radical New Economic Policy

FO° Exclusive: Germany’s Radical New Economic Policy

Glenn Carle: Well, let’s go from the, obviously, profoundly depressing subject for me so people don’t have to watch me fume and steam anymore, impotently, and turn to something which I find is a more hopeful topic, which is Germany’s Radical New Economic Policy, or the beginnings thereof, at least.Atul Singh: Alright, so Germany. We’ve covered Germany in the previous edition, and we talked about the election. We told you how the CDU/CSU had emer…

The situation on the stock exchanges also influences the coalition negotiations between Union and SPD in Berlin.

Battered by polls, tariffs and allies, Germany's Merz seeks to regain agenda

BERLIN - Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz sought to recapture the political agenda on Monday, promising renewed focus on competitiveness after a bruising weekend that saw the far-right draw level in a poll with his conservatives for the first time. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In view of the descent on the stock exchanges, politicians and economists are alarmed: CDU boss Friedrich Merz wants to counter tax cuts. BSW boss Sahra Wagenknecht, on the other hand, demands more trade with the Brics states.

Germany's incoming federal chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called on Monday for swift action to ensure Germany's competitiveness, in response to stock market falls following US President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs, Reuters reports.

The stock exchanges start a week after Donald Trump's customs announcement with heavy losses. Sahra Wagenknecht is now calling for the future federal government to act quickly.