September 27, 2012
In our daily review of UK and continental press, we spotted an interesting consumer analysis survey referenced on the front page of Bild yesterday. The survey – conducted by Axel Springer AG and the Bauer Media Group – found that Germans were conservat…
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Bild Zeitung, bond purchases, Draghi, ECB, German public opinion, germany, inflation, OMT, otmar issing, weidmann |
September 17, 2012
In her traditional news conference following the summer recess, German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked a fine line in questions about the eurozone crisis, having to maintain a delicate balancing act with regards to different elements within her governi…
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bond purchases, bundesbank, CSU, ECB, German public opinion, Merkel, OMT, schauble, weidmann |
September 13, 2012
Following yesterday’s ruling by the German Constitutional Court in which it gave the go-ahead to both the ESM and fiscal treaty, German politicians from all the main parties were tripping over-themselves to praise the Court and its ruling. Speaking i…
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bond purchases, ECB, esm, fiscal treaty, German Constitutional Court, german media, German public opinion, germany, OMT |
September 6, 2012
So it continues.During a highly anticipated press conference, ECB head Mario Draghi – the man tasked with saving the universe after eurozone leader’s consistent failures – announced today that the ECB will buy ‘unlimited’ government debt, albeit short-…
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bond purchases, Draghi, ECB, EFSF, esm, eurozone, eurozone crisis, eurozone. bail-out, Greek euro exit, smp |
In today’s City AM, we argue:With European politicians still nursing their holiday sunburns, speculation has already returned to the Eurozone crisis. Unsurprisingly, the focus is again on European Central Bank (ECB) intervention, not least because its …
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bond purchases, bundesbank, Draghi, ECB, ECB balance sheet, germany |
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