Category Archives: Germany

Long-Term Bond Yields and Credit Ratings

It’s been another tricky week for those in sovereign credit markets. On Tuesday, independent debt-rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded the credit ratings for Portugal and Greece. Greece’s debt rating fell by two notches to BB- and Portugal’s by … Continue reading

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German labour market – records set, no recession

Labour market figures released yesterday by Destatis, the German Statistics Office, showed the country continuing to grow with record employment (post-reunification) and the lowest unemployment for nearly 20 years. The charts below show the positive trends and how the country … Continue reading

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