Tag: Merkel
Merkel facing Coalition Dilemma
German President wants a coalition
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, has found herself in an unusual position following September’s election. She is unable to exert...
Merkel Facing Problems as Coalition Proposals Fail
Euro pressured as Germany faces possibility of fresh elections
Angela Merkel the Chancellor will today visit the German President to give him the news that...
Merkel Struggling to Form Coalition
Schäuble sacrificed as FDP eyes Finance Ministry
The architect of Eurozone austerity and the “scourge of Athens” Wolfgang Schauble had been German Finance Minister of...
Hawkish Yellen drives Dollar Higher
Rate Hikes not data dependent
In a speech yesterday designed to provide advance guidance not just for Fed actions in Q4 but going forward into...
Merkel Facing Some Tough Talks
Election provides more questions than answers
Just as the EU were basking in the glow of political stability following the elections in The Netherlands and...
German Election Leaves Markets Mixed
EU facing tough winter
The result of German election was on the surface positive for the EU given that Angela Merkel the hugely pro-EU Chancellor...
May Offer to Push Sterling Higher
Prime Minister to offer Eur 20 billion to Break deadlock
In a speech to EU leaders in Florence later today, Theresa May will stake her...
Could Tension give way to Conflict?
Korean Peninsula concerns driving risk aversion
The U.S. administration has accused North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un of rushing headlong into conflict with little regard for...
Currency Market Consolidating
Trend followers in the doldrums
It seems that summer has come early for the currency market! Despite tumultuous events in the U.K. and events elsewhere...