German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his Finance Minister Christian Lindner, collapsing the ruling coalition and paving the way for a snap election https://t.co/AEiS1B5HCw pic.twitter.com/FS14UJuKqM
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 7, 2024
Day: November 7, 2024
German ‘Traffic Light’ Coalition Government Collapses over Green Agenda, Growing Debt, and Concern About Trump’s Return
The leftist-led coalition government in Germany collapsed on Wednesday evening over budget, spats, and the return of Trump…https://t.co/hW0cId2e4i
— david lawrence (@DavidSocial1976) November 7, 2024
Asia ex-China equities have biggest monthly foreign outflow in nearly 2-1/2 years https://t.co/Bd968PEPmf pic.twitter.com/BrwmCMBHkr
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 7, 2024
The current situation in France (even more taxes to try to bail out the public debt) has proven them wrong.Anyway, that’s not the point. I told her:
I try to put myself in the shoes of some Americans disappointed by their government.Many voted for Trump cuz they are Republicans— Pascale (@PP_Kora) November 7, 2024
I don’t think that’s necessarily true. Lots of people who voted Biden for student debt relief will have voted Trump when Harris wasn’t audibly offering any more.
— Adam Ramsay (@AdamRamsay) November 7, 2024
Four years of misery of Trump …The National Debt is about to take off just like one of Elon’s rockets ….
— Mark Cam (@MarkCam67839) November 7, 2024
German debt to GDP is 62.6%. They can commit 1% of GDP to Ukraine per year for duration of Trump’s presidency. Still would have below average debt levels for an European country.
— oca3096 (@oca3096) November 7, 2024
German exports and industrial output fall more than expected https://t.co/VOuH2bMYkW pic.twitter.com/Gof0yodG3t
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 7, 2024
For the past year, the U.S. and China have tried to manage their rivalry to reassure the world that tensions between the superpowers would not spiral into conflict. Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to upend that delicate balance. https://t.co/uFY2KP0nuK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 7, 2024