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High inflation knocks back Bulgaria’s attempt to join single currency

Jun 26, 2024 | independent.ie | Alexander Weber

High inflation knocks back Bulgaria’s attempt to join single currencyTo join the euro area, candidate countries must meet several criteria. Photo: GettyBulgaria’s plan to adopt the euro as its currency in 2025 is facing new hurdles, according to a new European Central Bank (ECB) convergence report. The ECB has said that the country still doesn’t meet the conditions to join – mainly because inflation has far exceeded the necessary threshold over the past year.
German economy is improving, but slowly, say business chiefs

May 27, 2024 | msn.com | Alexander Weber |Mark Schroers

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Nvidia Set for Biggest Gain in Nine Months as AI Drives Sales

Feb 22, 2024 | borsen.dk | Alexander Weber

Nvidia Corp. is set for the biggest intraday gain in about nine months when New York exchanges open after the chipmaker delivered another eye-popping sales forecast, adding fresh momentum to a stock rally that already made it the world’s most valuable chipmaker.
Wachstum schlechter als erwartet, Inflation hartnäckig

Aug 31, 2023 | msn.com | Alexander Weber

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G-20 Latest: Yellen Wants to Build on Improving US-China Ties

Jul 16, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Ruchi Bhatia |Anup Roy |Christopher Condon |Erica Yokoyama |Alexander Weber |Haslinda Amin | +1 more

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she’s eager to build on recent improvements in US-China relations as finance chiefs from around the world gather in India to address global economic challenges in the coming days. However, she said it was premature to use Chinese trade practices and US tariffs as an area for de-escalation, signaling that both sides are still wary. The US is completing a four-year review on the trade tariffs.
ECB’s Lagarde Says Switzerland Doesn’t Set EU Banking Standards

Mar 20, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Alexander Weber

“The rules that apply in Europe, under the directive frameworks that we have concerning resolution, notably, are not the rules that have been applied by other institutions, notably by the Swiss authorities,” European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says in European Parliament.
German recession risk increases after surprise contraction

Jan 30, 2023 | recordpatriot.com | Alexander Weber

Several indicators in recent weeks have pointed to growing confidence in Germany after a mild winter and well-filled natural gas storages all but eliminated the risk of shortages during the heating period. Wholesale prices for the commodity have fallen from record highs, nurturing hopes that inflation will cool sooner than previously thought. Demand is weighed down as surging prices continue to filter through to consumers.