European Central Bank officials are starting to accept that interest-rate increases might need to continue in September to bring inflation fully under control, according to people familiar with the debate.
The basis of Germany's competitiveness and resilience is being systematically challenged by changing social, environmental and regulatory pressure, observers say.
The European Central Bank’s fight against stubbornly high inflation has revealed fragilities in the financial system that are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Der Kampf der Europäischen Zentralbank gegen die hartnäckig hohe Inflation hat Schwachstellen im Finanzsystem des Kontinents offenbart, die deutlicher sichtbar werden.
Germany joined its major euro-zone peers in reporting a step slowdown in inflation — underscoring arguments by some European Central Bank officials that interest-rate increases are coming to an end.
Die europäischen Banken sollten nicht zu viel überschüssiges Kapital an ihre Aktionäre ausschütten, da die Turbulenzen in anderen Ländern die Aussichten für die Branche getrübt haben. Darauf drängt die Spitze der Europäischen Zentralbank.