Foreign Affairs
European gas price is likely to rise sharply again
Gasunie Transport Services (GTS) may increase its rates by an average of 8.6% next year, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has determined. What exactly the…
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German banks raided by investigation teams, money laundering suspected
Prosecutors in Germany have again invaded various German banks, asset managers and tax advisers in search of evidence of possible tax fraud by customers of a former Deutsche…
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Deutsche Bank and UBS talks stalled
The talks about a merger of Deutsche Bank’s asset management branch and that of UBS in Switzerland have stalled. The Bloomberg news agency reports this based on insiders.…
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Donald Trums puts additional pressure on China
US President Donald Trump has instructed trade envoy Robert Lighthizer to set trade rates on all remaining goods imported from China. The Lighthizer office has confirmed that. According…
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German energy giant investigates its own lobbying policy
The German energy group RWE will review its own lobbying policy to ensure that these activities are in line with the Paris climate goals. That is what CEO…
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German inflation rose further than predicted, outperforms GDP progress
Inflation in Germany rose to 2 percent on an annual basis in April, from 1.3 percent a month earlier. The German Federal Statistical Office reported this on the…
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Eurozone economic confidence is going down again, lowest since 2016
Confidence in the eurozone economy fell again in April, European Commission reported. The index with which the committee measures confidence went from an adjusted 105.6 in March to…
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