
Carsten Brzeski
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Chief Economist ING Germany. Global Head Macro Research ING. CES Harvard. Mainly comments on the German and European economy. All views are, no doubt, my own.
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4 days ago |
fxstreet.com | Carsten Brzeski
Is this wishful thinking or a fundamental change? Germany's most prominent leading indicator increased for the sixth consecutive month on hopes that fiscal stimulus will boost growth. It's still uncertain whether German businesses are eagerly seeking a dose of optimism or if a fundamental shift is currently taking place. In any case, German business sentiment continues to improve.
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5 days ago |
think.ing.com | Carsten Brzeski |Warren Patterson |Francesco Pesole |James Knightley
On Sunday morning, the conflict in the Middle East escalated further with the US bombing three nuclear facilities in Iran. US President Donald Trump called the strikes “very successful” and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that the US had “obliterated” the facilities, while Iran reported only limited damage. This leaves us with the all-too-familiar sense that we understand far less than we thought we did this morning.
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2 weeks ago |
think.ing.com | Carsten Brzeski
Eurozone industrial production dropped sharply in April, partly wiping out the front-loading surge of the first quarter After an impressive first quarter, eurozone industrial production staged an expected nosedive in April, dropping by 2.4% month-on-month. On the year, it is still up by 0.8%. After the strong surge in the first quarter on the back of US front-loading of eurozone goods ahead of higher tariffs, industrial production showed the expected reversal.
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2 weeks ago |
think.ing.com | Carsten Brzeski
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2 weeks ago |
think.ing.com | Carsten Brzeski
What are we watching? As a self-declared movie buff, I love nothing more than settling into any new movie. Recently, I watched the latest instalment in the seemingly endless Mission: Impossible series: The Final Reckoning. Tom Cruise, still sprinting like it’s 1996, takes on a new villain: AI. The film delivers what you’d expect: high-octane stunts, explosions, and a plot so elusive it might as well have been classified. I left the theatre wondering what exactly I had just watched.
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