Germany's planned spending spree

Why 10-year Treasury note, dollar are getting hit by Germany’s spending plans
Germany is about to enter what its next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, calls a historic “whatever it takes” moment of significant fiscal expansion to ramp up military spending and boost its economy, which dented the appeal of the U.
Germany's planned spending spree: what it means for the economy
Germany is in for a massive ramp-up in spending under an agreement by the parties hoping to form its next government, with a 500 billion euro special fund sought for infrastructure and plans to unshackle defence investment from its debt rules.
Factbox-What Germany's Planned Spending Spree Could Mean for the Economy
The defence industry also stands to gain. Under the prospective coalition's plans, Germany's strict cap on borrowing known as the 'debt brake' would be amended in the constitution to exempt defence expenditure above 1% of economic output.
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Spending U-turn puts Germany back in Europe's driving seat
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FTSE 100 lags behind Europe after Germany outlines ‘seismic’ spending surge
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Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defense spending
The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...
‘Germany is back’: Coalition unveils bumper $1.3 trillion spending pledge as country breaks with constitution to revive economy
Germany's coalition agreed a landmark deal to exempt defense spending from its harsh debt brakes, in addition to unveiling a ...
‘A really big bazooka’: German defense spending likely to rise after parties agree historic debt change
The parties hoping to form Germany’s next government have agreed to overhaul borrowing rules and create a €500 billion ($536 billion) infrastructure fund in a tectonic spending shift to revamp the ...
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Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defence spending
The debt brake was passed in 2009, when a global financial crisis led to sharp increase in government borrowing in Germany ...
A bond sell-off that began in Germany is causing borrowing costs to spike around the world
A $1.3 trillion German spending deal and commentary from the European Central Bank has also prompted yields to surge in the U ...
Germany's defence spending boom 'positive' for triple-A rating, S&P Global says
Germany's plan for a massive ramp-up in defence and infrastructure spending will be a "positive" for its prized triple-A ...
Germany's 10-year yield jumps by most in over 3 decades on spending boom
Germany's 10-year bond yield was on track for its biggest one-day jump since the country's reunification in 1990, spawned by a massive plan for spending on defense and infrastructure investments. The ...