Germany's Schaeuble: Ultra-loose monetary policy could raise risk of new financial crisis - Reuters

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is crossing the wires, via Reuters, stating that the ultra-loose monetary policy could raise risk of a new financial crisis rather than reduce it.

Key quotes (via Reuters):

Would not be a bad idea if ECB and other central banks began to follow the Fed example of a change in mon. policy direction
German trade surplus is result of German products' quality, not FX manipulation
German current account surplus with U.S. is shrinking and will shrink further

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As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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