Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

The debt brake was a nice idea when it was introduces in 2009, but if there was ever a time for Germany to use debt spending ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor ... who saw his ascent derailed by former ...

Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” The question was famously attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Tom Switzer attempts to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and excuse Donald Trump’s recent actions as morally and ...

The real winners of Germany’s election are sitting in Moscow. Despite Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) technically ...

Germany’s economy is at a breaking point, and one controversial rule may be responsible - the debt brake. This strict policy, introduced in 2009, prevents Germany from borrowing more than 0.35% of its ...

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started exploratory talks on a possible coalition government ...

Friedrich Merz heralds a new era for Germany, after the German elections revealed a majority of young voters are leaning ...

Week Ahead – German Elections and US PCE Inflation on Investors’ Radar By Trading Point - Feb 21, 2025 Germany goes to the polls, but far-right AfD is unlikely to form a government.