Germany’s Altmaier: German economic growth this year likely weaker than expected 0 (0)

Comments by German economy minister, Peter Altmaier
– Government will continue strong response to pandemic
– But measures can only be temporary
– We will do everything in our means to guarantee this will be the a recovery year
Given how the virus restrictions are still likely to stay in place throughout Q1 and potentially until April, that does

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European equities keep steadier so far on the session 0 (0)

The market is not interested in committing to anything until we get to Powell and Biden’s speeches later today
The DAX is up 0.2% as European indices in general are posting slight gains but overall keeping little changed. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures are up 0.1%, Nasdaq futures are down 0.4%, and Dow futures are up 0.3%

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France’s Le Maire: Now is not the time to reduce public debt 0 (0)

Comments by French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire
The question about spending is pretty much an eternal tale as this point. A way to look at spending is that it is a reflection of tax timings. So, as much as governments are obligated to talk about who is going to pay for all of this and

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