Financial markets
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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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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Why the US deficit matters
Until recently, financial markets have shown precious little concern about the soaring US debt load. Now, they're starting to worry, states Andreas Dombret.
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