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15 Mar 2021

Sailing out of the Covid crisis with the ECB’s compass

Ignazio Angeloni: The course of monetary policy should deal with the Corona crisis now but be sustainable later

05 May 2020

How useful are financial derivatives in public debt management?

Debates about public sector debt management are a recurring theme, particularly in times of rising public debt levels. Quickly there is talk of interest bets and gambling tax officials. Is the criticism appropriate?

03 Mar 2020

Stinginess was yesterday

Jan Krahnen: Do we need a more expansive fiscal policy in Germany and Europe? The European IGM Economic Experts Panel comes to remarkable results

04 Feb 2020

Mario Draghi rightly received Germany’s highest honor

Jan Krahnen: Loud is the criticism awarding the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Mario Draghi, who is said to have harmed the German saver. The opposite is true

Private Finance
05 Apr 2017

Negative Interest Rates on Deposits Legally Questionable

Tobias Tröger: Unilateral changes of interest rates into negative territory for existing contracts inadmissable

02 Mar 2017

Building Loan Saving Contracts: Decision of BGH Raises Questions

Tobias Tröger: Decision also applicable to saving schemes?

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