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Statement on the meeting of the Council of the European Central Bank

January 19, 2017 Marcel Fratzscher 0

ECB President Draghi has clearly signaled a continuation of its current course of monetary policy. The rising inflation trend is a positive, welcome development for everyone. Especially Germany should welcome the positive trend in inflation. The sooner the ECB can achieve its price stability objective of 2%, the sooner the ECB can end its expansionary monetary policy stance. … [continue reading]

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Mere criticism of the ECB is no solution

April 13, 2016 Marcel Fratzscher 0

Joint op-ed by: Marcel Fratzscher, Reint Gropp, Hans-Helmut Kotz, Jan Krahnen, Christian Odendahl, Beatrice Weder di Mauro and Guntram B. Wolff published on Bruegel.org. A shorter version of this op-ed was published in FAZ.

The eurozone remains in a deep, largely macro-economic crisis. A robust global economy and falling oil prices have supported Europe’s economy for some time, but by now it is clear that the eurozone will only be able to pull itself … [continue reading]

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From Stagnation to Deflation: What Now for Europe’s Economy?

June 16, 2014 Marcel Fratzscher 0

My interview with Deutsche Welle was first published on 14 June 2014.

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