Mark Schroers

4 days ago | bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers

The Deutsche Bahn AG freight terminal in Frankfurt. (Bloomberg) -- German companies are the most upbeat about the economy in more than two years as an imminent boost to public spending outweighs concerns over US tariffs and wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. An expectations index by the Ifo institute rose to 90.7 in June from a revised 89 in May. The reading is the highest since April 2023 and exceeds the 89.9 median estimate in a Bloomberg poll of analysts.

4 days ago | hk.news.yahoo.com | Mark Schroers

Mark Schroers2025年6月24日 上午4:37【彭博】-- 德國企業對經濟的樂觀程度達到逾兩年高點，公共支出即將增加帶來的利好蓋過了對美國關稅以及中東和烏克蘭戰爭的擔憂。Ifo研究所發布的6月預期指數升至90.7，高於接受彭博調查的分析師給出的預估中值89.9，5月數據經修正後為89。衡量現況的一個指標也上升。「預期好轉尤為顯著，」Ifo所長Clemens Fuest在周二的一份聲明中稱。「德國經濟正在緩慢重建信心。」最新數據燃起了外界的希望，認為儘管面臨強大阻力，歐洲最大經濟體仍獲得了成長動力，有望擺脫多年來的停滯局面。原文標題German Business Expectations Improve as Faith in Economy Grows--聯合報導 Kristian Siedenburg、Joel Rinneby、Harumi Ichikura.

4 days ago | bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber

El Banco Central Europeo está bien posicionado para enfrentar una “incertidumbre excepcionalmente alta”, pero vigilará de cerca las oscilaciones en los mercados de materias primas a medida que aumentan las tensiones en Medio Oriente, dijo la presidenta Christine Lagarde. Ante legisladores europeos en Bruselas, Lagarde afirmó que la inflación se estabilizará en torno al objetivo de 2% y que los riesgos para el crecimiento económico siguen inclinados a la baja.

4 days ago | bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) sollte sich angesichts globaler Unsicherheiten nicht auf einen bestimmten Zinspfad festlegen. Das sagte Bundesbankpräsident Joachim Nagel am Montag und verwies auf die unberechenbare US-Handelspolitik sowie die angespannte Lage im Nahen Osten.

4 days ago | bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers

The headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. (Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank shouldn’t commit to a certain interest-rate path, given how US trade policy and the situation in the Middle East are clouding the outlook, according to Governing Council member Joachim Nagel. “The biggest uncertainty factor for our future monetary policy course is — besides developments in the Middle East — undoubtedly the unpredictable US trade policy,” the Bundesbank president said Monday.