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URGENT: Germany Just Triggered a Bond Market Meltdown

2025/3/7
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Another bazooka, this time from Germany, of all places. The mere thought of it has been enough to send the German bond market into a tailspin and sending yields to nearly their highest in fourteen years while also pulling other parts of the marketplace into it, too. Does the selloff signal inflation, success, or something else entirely? What are the implications for everyone else?

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Politico Germany moves to overhaul debt rules to unleash major defense spending
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-unveils-e500-billion-defense-plan-as-security-threats-mount/

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Wilson, Daniel J.. 2012. "Fiscal Spending Jobs Multipliers: Evidence from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 4 (3): 251–82.
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