https://richesflores.com GLOBAL MACRO AND THEMATIC INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:52:03 +0000 fr-FR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://richesflores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-LogoRFRSquare512-32x32.png https://richesflores.com 32 32 https://richesflores.com/2014/10/10/the-wheels-have-come-off-in-germany/ Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:24:47 +0000 https://richesflores.com/?p=4654 https://richesflores.com/2014/03/28/wind-of-change-in-germany-and-for-weidmann-too/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:53:15 +0000 https://richesflores.com/?p=3272 While encouraging euro area PMIs in March convinced a number of observers that the ECB had made the right decision (i.e. perpetuate the status quo), the statement from the President of the Bundesbank has lent credence to our scenario of additional stimulus...if not immediately, at least in the not-too-distant future. Such a possibility sends a couple of messages: 1- The euro area is far from being in the clear, 2- German growth is losing steam, 3- The ECB will do more but only because the prospect of the euro area are in fact frail.]]> https://richesflores.com/2013/11/29/germanys-minimum-wage-a-new-deal-but-what-kind-of-new-deal/ Fri, 29 Nov 2013 18:07:15 +0000 https://richesflores.com/?p=2489 https://richesflores.com/2013/11/08/eurozone-growth-monitor-too-little-power-from-the-german-powerhouse/ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:16:19 +0000 https://richesflores.com/?p=2318 So all in all, things look fairly good. But there’s a missing ingredient: better export performance. Not only are sales to the rest of the world marking time, but trade within the currency bloc has contracted further—an unusual occurrence in a recovery phase. The main explanation for this lies with persistently stagnant demand in Germany— a major obstacle to any real improvement for the regional economy as a whole.]]> https://richesflores.com/2013/05/30/france-germany-comparing-20-years-of-economic-history/ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:31:57 +0000 https://richesflores.com/?p=1703 https://richesflores.com/2012/11/25/kartoffeln-fur-alle-or-a-plaza-accord-for-the-euro/ Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:46:37 +0000 https://richesflores.com/?p=977 https://richesflores.com/2012/09/28/587/ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:52:34 +0000 https://richesflores.com/?p=587