Germany

Greece and Ireland have become the litmus test for whether economies will be sacrificed in attempts to pay debts that cannot be paid. An interregnum is threatened during which the road to default and permanent austerity will carve out more…

In a dramatic about-face, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Monday that Germany will phase out nuclear power completely by 2022, shutting down its nine operational reactors and never re-starting the seven reactors that were suspended in…

US dollar is broadly weaker as market sentiment builds on yesterday’s improvement. Official and unofficial views on Greece are not in short supply, but vary across a wide range. Germany may be stepping back from restructuring talk regarding…

Once divorce from the euro is complete, Germany will regain its fiscal freedom. This is itself something the Germans should celebrate, providing their government takes advantage of their newfound fiscal freedom. Remember, once it returns to…

The policy response to the European debt crisis is critical and that response is function of European politics. There have been a number of developments in European politics that investors should be aware of.

It bears remembering that the German banks are very exposed to the periphery as we contemplate the Spiegel article on Greece's alleged desire to defect from the euro zone.

This is my translation of an article from the German magazine Der Spiegel which says: "The debt crisis in Greece is getting worse. According to information available to SPIEGEL ONLINE, the country's government is considering leaving the…

After more than a year since the European debt crisis began, officials have still failed to resolve it. They raised expectations for a “grand bargain” only to crash them on the shoals of political reality. The March 24-25 Summit was to…

BBH CurrencyView The euro is mixed on the crosses and weaker against the dollar. Merkel’s coalition loses a major regional election over the weekend, in a state run for almost 60 years by the CDU or in coalition. The effect should be…

By Marc Chandler The Japanese nuclear accident has implications for Europe. The EU wants to have stress tests on members nuclear plants. The tests are not mandatory, but may be difficult to refuse. Switzerland has halted its nuclear…