Markets & Finances
Interest rates and inflation, capital markets union, digital currencies, sanctions as a foreign policy tool: financial markets are where shifts in the global order become visible first. We track what this means for investors, for Europe as a financial center, and for the transatlantic relationship.
19.05.2026
Semiconductors, High Tech, Trade Power: The German-American Partnership Seeks New Answers
Under the theme “Forging a Future-Ready Alliance,” representatives from politics, business, and research discussed the redefinition of German-American relations at the German-American Conference on May 11, 2026, in New York.
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16.01.2026
US tariffs: It’s time to find a path forward
The path to re-establishing a multilateral system of rules that includes the United States is to re-examine where the current rules have fallen short, writes trade expert Dan Mullaney.
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18.12.2025
Defense, Debt, Draghi
The Atlantik-Brücke's first delegation trip to Paris made clear that Germany and France share at least one major challenge: to swiftly invest in defense and organize joint procurement amid fiscal constraints.
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05.12.2025
The costly search for defense capabilities
Europe is rearming — yet between geopolitical pressure, fragmented markets, and tightening budgets, a new distributional conflict is taking shape, analyzes IW-Director Michael Hüther.
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29.09.2025
The dollar in the fight for US primacy
Eight months into Trump’s second term, US trade, technology, and currency policy are being weaponized in ways that could reshape the global order.
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29.09.2025
The road to Turnberry
The US-EU trade agreement struck in Turnberry in July reveals deep asymmetries rooted in post-war dependencies on US markets and security.
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29.09.2025
How to dismantle a reserve currency
As Washington questions its commitment to the dollar’s dominance, uncertainty rises—and the euro may finally be poised as a true challenger.
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16.09.2025
“Crypto assets are a niche phenomenon”
Crypto assets have not yet gained acceptance in the euro area due to their high volatility, explains Prof. Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib, member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
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27.08.2025
”We are heading into a period of state-driven capitalism”
A video analysis of our CEO Julia Friedlander about “Interest Rates, Tariffs, Recession”.
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29.04.2025
„There is no winner of the turmoil“
Andreas Dombret shares his key takeaways from the spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.
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