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2018-07-06 Europe

Germany's massive trade surplus ‘is becoming toxic,' Ifo director says

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Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 And here they thought that fourth time is lucky.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-06 01:58|| 2018-07-06 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 German banks lend foreigners the money to buy german products and ze Germans record this as an asset. It's just like the other banking collapses.

Deutsche Bankrupt.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-07-06 09:17|| 2018-07-06 09:17|| Front Page Top

#3 They failed their stress test, but the stockholders didn't care (cause they believe the American taxpayer will be stuck with the bill again in a failure).

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-06 09:23|| 2018-07-06 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 It worked in 2009.

Posted by Fat Bob Gleager4645 2018-07-06 13:21|| 2018-07-06 13:21|| Front Page Top

#5 "German banks lend foreigners the money "

To Trump, for example

Posted by European Conservative 2018-07-06 16:25|| 2018-07-06 16:25|| Front Page Top

#6 ..cause they can't get a good return on investment back home. It's why they got caught up with the 2008-9 crash.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-06 18:47|| 2018-07-06 18:47|| Front Page Top

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