Is Trump Right About Germany’s Surplus?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-trade-surplus-on-track-to-shrink-without-trump-tariffs-by-dalia-marin-2025-04
After years of condemning Germany's large current-account surplus, Donald Trump is hoping that the specter of high US tariffs will impel the country to change its ways. But Trump's approach reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of trade imbalances and ignores that Germany's surplus is already on track to shrink.
Germany’s Make-or-Break Moment
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/friedrich-merz-coalition-can-overcome-economic-democratic-challenges-germany-by-daniela-schwarzer-2025-04
As US President Donald Trump shatters the West’s unity and upends the world economy, Germany must step up quickly to protect its interests and those of Europe. Fortunately, the incoming coalition government, led by Friedrich Merz, seems up to the task, so long as it demonstrates the resolve to follow through with fundamental reforms.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-trade-surplus-on-track-to-shrink-without-trump-tariffs-by-dalia-marin-2025-04
After years of condemning Germany's large current-account surplus, Donald Trump is hoping that the specter of high US tariffs will impel the country to change its ways. But Trump's approach reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of trade imbalances and ignores that Germany's surplus is already on track to shrink.
Germany’s Make-or-Break Moment
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/friedrich-merz-coalition-can-overcome-economic-democratic-challenges-germany-by-daniela-schwarzer-2025-04
As US President Donald Trump shatters the West’s unity and upends the world economy, Germany must step up quickly to protect its interests and those of Europe. Fortunately, the incoming coalition government, led by Friedrich Merz, seems up to the task, so long as it demonstrates the resolve to follow through with fundamental reforms.