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24/02/2025 Economy & Markets Forming coalition will be easiest of next German Chancellor’... Germany's CDU/CSU have won the elections and will now form a coalition government. Challenges include how to kickstart growth and adapt fiscal policy.
19/11/2024 Economy & Markets The extraordinary US cycle is becoming more balanced The US economy is transitioning to slower growth, with a soft landing expected amid reduced imbalances and declining inflation.
7/11/2024 Economy & Markets Trump Victory: Key implications for investors Trump will return to the White House, with a red sweep of the Senate and House likely. Financial markets reacted by extending popular "Trump trades".
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16/01/2024 Economy & Markets Europe: time for fiscal consolidation Navigate Eurozone's evolving fiscal landscape in 2024. Explore improving public finances, rising fiscal vulnerability, and the impact of new fiscal rules...
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8/08/2023 Economy & Markets US credit rating downgrade: investment implications The Talks outlines the investment and geopolitical implications of Fitch's downgrade of its credit rating for the United States.
2/12/2022 Economy & Markets When fiscal policy puts the European institutions under pres... After several months of informal negotiations, the European Commission proposed on 9 November a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) to be debated....
21/11/2022 Economy & Markets UK Fiscal Budget: main political, social and market implicat... Understanding the latest UK budget and its main political, social and market implications
31/08/2022 Economy & Markets How to overhaul Europe’s outdated budget rules Europe's fiscal rules are too simplistic and have lost credibility. They need to be revamped to reflect new country and economic conditions.
2/06/2022 Economy & Markets The myth of the fiscal free lunch: beware of the trap. An in... Understanding why the idea of the fiscal 'free lunch' is an illusion while global debt remains at record highs, and moving into a more fragmented world.
2/06/2022 Economy & Markets Shifts & Narratives #19 - The fiscal illusion: no free lunch... Understanding why the idea of the fiscal 'free lunch' is an illusion while global debt remains at record highs, and moving into a more fragmented world.