Tag Archives: Angela Merkel

How voters in Germany turned against Angela Merkel – FT

Posted on November 5, 2018 by macromon
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Two Weeks And Counting For Angela Merkel

Posted on June 18, 2018 by macromon

Coalition gives her two weeks to find European deal… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/18/me…

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German coalition agreement: AI program shows bias

Posted on February 14, 2018 by macromon

Wow,  the robots are even coming for the political scientists. Researchers used artificial intelligence to compare the manifestos of the German parties with the coalition agreement. And it showed that 70 percent of the content referred to the SPD manifesto … Continue reading →

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Angela Lives!

Posted on January 21, 2018 by macromon

At least to fight another day and the final round of negotiations to form a collation government with the Social Democrats (SPD).   Not a done deal just yet. . The euro/$ is quite muted and coming off tonight’s opening … Continue reading →

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Merkel launches new round of coalition talks – EuroNews

Posted on January 7, 2018 by macromon
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Merkel: euro crisis can’t be solved overnight

Posted on October 30, 2011 by macromon

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Merkel Hammers Greece on Retirement Age and Vacation

Posted on May 19, 2011 by macromon

The European election cycle is kicking into high gear as the German chancellor had some tough words for Greece,  Spain, and Portugal.  Spiegel ONLINE reports, “It is also important that people in countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal are not … Continue reading →

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Euro Fracture: Germany’s House Party Revolt

Posted on December 15, 2010 by macromon

Go no further than the chart below to understand the resentment and anger among the German taxpayers who are being asked to clean-up the “House Party” of fellow EU members.   The chart shows the housing bubbles of Ireland and Spain … Continue reading →

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Merkel Blinks, Irish Bonds Rally

Posted on November 12, 2010 by macromon

The panic in the European periphery eased a but as Irish bonds rallied sharply after finance ministers issued a statement that current debt would not be included in burden sharing in the event of a sovereign restructuring.    The FT writes, … Continue reading →

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