https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed One in ten German firms present in Britain plans to stop investing in the island nation even before it definitively leaves the European Union, an industry group survey published on Tuesday found. https://www.thelocal.de/20170328/one-in-ten-german-firms-to-cut-uk-investments-before-brexit-survey Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:30:56 +0200 one-in-ten-german-firms-to-cut-uk-investments-before-brexit-survey Germany's DZ Bank said on Monday that it would be stopping its business betting on commodity prices, one of the financial world's hotly contested activities, which has been blamed for pushing up staple food prices. https://www.thelocal.de/20130527/49949 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:17:00 +0200 49949 More than half of German 15 to 20-year-olds save regularly and almost all of those who took out a loan in 2012 paid it back without a hitch, a study released on Tuesday revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130417/49173 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:36:00 +0200 49173 The recovery prospects for the German economy, Europe's biggest, took a knock Tuesday when data showed that investor sentiment fell more than expected this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20130416/49167 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:26:00 +0200 49167 Germany might be touted as the financial powerhouse of Europe, but as a nation of renters Germans are not as asset-rich as their neighbours, a study from the central bank revealed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130322/48699 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:12:00 +0100 48699 Investor sentiment in Germany inched higher in March to the highest level for more than three years, with analysts convinced that the outlook for Europe's top economy remains bright, a new survey found on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130319/48619 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:50:00 +0100 48619 German police have carried out a string of busts against a network of companies alleged to have stolen more than €100 million from would-be real estate investors, prosecutors in Frankfurt said. https://www.thelocal.de/20130220/48067 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:05:00 +0100 48067 US investor George Soros has warned Germany's push for austerity in Europe could spark a dangerous "currency war" with global economic repercussions. https://www.thelocal.de/20130125/47561 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41:00 +0100 47561 Investors in Germany are increasingly feeling some Christmas cheer, with sentiment topping a seven-month high this month on hopes that Europe's top economy will dodge recession, data showed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121211/46695 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:55:00 +0100 46695 Despite Germany’s continuing economic strength, the number of people declaring bankruptcy is increasing among the young and the elderly – a worrying sign according to one of the country’s top credit rating agencies. https://www.thelocal.de/20120224/40931 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100 40931 German investor confidence hit a 10-month high in February amid optimism Europe's top economy will be able to escape from the eurozone crisis relatively unscathed, data showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120214/40731 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:02:00 +0100 40731 German banks are closing US customers’ investment accounts because they say financial reporting requirements by American authorities are just too onerous. https://www.thelocal.de/20111215/39519 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:06:00 +0100 39519 The outcome of last week's EU euro crisis summit has given German investor confidence an unexpected boost, data showed on Tuesday, but the positive surprise could prove short-lived, analysts warn. https://www.thelocal.de/20111213/39477 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:10:00 +0100 39477 Stock market operators NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse said Friday they would sell parts of their derivatives activities in a bid to gain approval from EU Commission for their merger. https://www.thelocal.de/20111118/38949 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:08:00 +0100 38949 Filing taxes is never fun, but in a foreign country it can be downright daunting. Joe Morgan sifts through the German tax code so you don’t have to. https://www.thelocal.de/20111103/38613 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:01:00 +0100 38613 Evidence that the eurozone debt crisis is beginning to hurt the German economy sent investor confidence in Europe's largest economy to a three-year low, data showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20111018/38283 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:54:00 +0200 38283 Social Democratic Party (SPD) head Sigmar Gabriel has called for a permanent division of investment and commercial banking to protect consumers from toxic debts run up by banks. The German government quickly rejected the idea. https://www.thelocal.de/20111017/38249 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:02:00 +0200 38249 Germany is prepared to introduce a tax on financial market transactions on its own if it is unable to bring its European partners on board, according to Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. https://www.thelocal.de/20111013/38183 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:23:00 +0200 38183 Police in the Dominican Republic have captured a German man on the run from authorities after he allegedly stole €47 million from clients in a massive case of investment fraud. https://www.thelocal.de/20111010/38099 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:09:00 +0200 38099 Germany’s DAX stock index hit its lowest level in two years on Monday amid growing investor fears of a renewed global recession. https://www.thelocal.de/20110905/37401 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:19:00 +0200 37401