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Following far weaker than expected December manufacturing data, which highlighted the negative impact of the trade war, import and export data for the month has now indicated further weakness. Chinese exports fell 4.4% year over year…

Source: Federal Ministry of Finance, photo: Ilja C. Hendel German Current Account Surplus is Nothing New With the German current-account surplus coming under scrutiny by the new US administration it is worth considering recent…

Jens Weidmann, the head of the Bundesbank. Image via European Central Bank Jens Weidmann, the head of the Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank responded to allegations of currency manipulation last week. In a sharp statement, the head of the…