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  1. Comment // 14.06.2017

    The Fed is Showing the ECB the Right Path to Take

    The Federal Reserve has raised the Federal Funds Rate for the second time this year, increasing the interest rate level to a range between 1.0 and 1.25 per cent. The Fed is also planning to initiate a gradual…
  2. Comment // 01.06.2017

    Trump's Decision is Disappointing

    US President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw from the formally binding Paris climate agreement, which was signed by 195 countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2015. The…
  3. Comment // 31.05.2017

    EU Commission Paper Suffers From Bias

    The European Commission recently presented a reflection paper on the deepening of the economic and monetary union. In the paper, the Commission calls for the introduction of new financing instruments for the…
  4. Comment // 29.05.2017

    US Competitive Advantage Through Lax Climate Protection Standards Not to Be Tolerated

    The G7 summit in Taormina has shown just how much Donald Trump's presidency has changed international cooperation. Under President Trump, the US might withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Furthermore, the…
  5. Comment // 11.05.2017

    Additional Tax Revenues Should Be Used for a Bold Tax Reform

    The Working Party on „Tax Revenue Estimates“ at the German Federal Ministry of Finance has made considerable upward revisions to their estimates of German tax revenues until 2021. According to the Working…
  6. Comment // 03.05.2017

    "The Fed Shrinking Its Balance Sheet and the Rising US Budgetary Deficit Make a Dangerous Cocktail"

    As expected, the US Federal Reserve has made no change to the federal funds rate after raising it from 0.75 to 1.0 per cent back in March 2017. What has come to the fore of the debate surrounding monetary…
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