Germany

Today's daily is a grab bag of topics that I have been thinking about over the past week. I have a backlog of stories from earlier in the week I missed. So let me add these into the mix today. But first up today is this chart from German…

The end result of yesterday's election in Bavaria is German chancellor Angela Merkel's sister party, the CSU, losing its absolute majority and being forced to govern in a coalition government after the party's worst showing since 1950.…

Because I have family connections to Germany, I always follow events there very closely. And one event on my radar screen has been the controversy surrounding Arsenal football star Mesut Özil, who has retired from international football…

Back in early July, I wrote a post on the politics of the German refugee crisis. And the conclusion at that time was that Horst Seehofer was bluffing about blowing up the governing coalition. In retrospect, this proved right. But in the…

The daily is a bit late today because I had some engagements this morning. Things will be back to normal tomorrow. But expect a late newsletter on Thursday as well. 1. Canada's private sector echoing 1990s America Goldman has a good note…

Since the failed military coup d'etat in Turkey two years ago, the relationship between Turkey's President Erdogan and his western NATO alliance partners has been strained.

Stories surrounding the US sanctions on Iran, German industrial production and the number of publicly-traded companies in the US

Top stories on the persistence of the US economy, the impact of tariffs and the trade war and crisis in Turkey

Lots of positives. The earnings data looks good. This Goldilocks period for the US looks set to continue. Even Germany has shown some signs of economic strength recently.

Trump's actions make German politicians of all stripes more committed to Europe. Mainstream German parties realize they need the EU more than ever.