European Policy and Economic Strategy by Daniel Kral

Daniel Kral reports that German industry, excluding construction, was flat in April. The sector faced a significant drop in the car industry, which was balanced by gains in energy-intensive ...

Daniel Kral highlights that Eurozone exporters have experienced a larger loss of competitiveness in the U.S. compared to China, mainly due to euro appreciation. He also points out that for other ...

Daniel Kral highlights that the European Union may begin the heating season with gas storage levels at 75 percent, similar to 2021. He points out that the pace of replenishing storage is ...

Daniel Kral highlights the economic contrasts among several European countries. Switzerland continues to experience a high price level but maintains low inflation, which peaked at 3.5 percent in ...

Daniel Kral highlights that the Riksbank has reduced its balance sheet through active sales at a much quicker pace—both in absolute terms and relative to size—compared to the Bank of England. ...

Daniel Kral highlights that EU governments, including Spain, have allocated more Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funds to current expenditure such as salaries and social benefits compared ...

Daniel Kral, industry influencer, highlights a continued decline in German industrial output for March. Despite strong orders and improving purchasing managers' indexes, Kral observes that output ...

Tweet author, industry influencer, points to Slovakia's ratings downgrade as a sign of a deteriorating economic outlook and problematic macro policy mix. The author highlights that, despite the ...

Tomasz Wieladek, industry influencer, observes a significant shift in economic trends among the Eurozone's so-called PIIGS countries. According to Wieladek, these nations moved from a period of ...

Greece and Cyprus are experiencing the largest public debt reductions in living memory, according to Daniel Kral. The Greek public debt to GDP ratio could fall below Italy's by year end, whereas ...

There is no evidence that the European Central Bank intervened to support high-debt economies, despite a widening of sovereign spreads in March. Daniel Kral highlights that the largest debt ...

Daniel Kral observes that Germany's industrial production has stabilized at a low level, but an actual recovery has yet to be seen in the official data. He highlights that leading indicators are ...

Hungary is facing mounting trade pressures as its exports to the U.S., a key market, have declined year-on-year, along with its trade surplus. Daniel Kral highlights that while the U.S. has not ...

Oil prices have become the dominant factor in shaping European Union consumer energy costs, according to Daniel Kral. He highlights a significant rise in the correlation between oil prices and ...

Headline inflation has risen in most European countries since January, with Luxembourg experiencing the highest increase at 2.2 percentage points. Daniel Kral highlights that Lithuania, France, ...

Every European Union member state had a goods trade deficit with China in 2023, representing a significant shift from 2015 to 2019, when only a few countries, including Germany, ran surpluses. ...

Daniel Kral notes that nearly all EU member states, including leaders in renewables such as the Nordics and Spain, remain highly dependent on oil and derived products. He expects governments to ...

European wholesale gas prices climbed over 20 percent today, driven by ongoing uncertainty related to conflict in the Middle East. Daniel Kral notes that despite today’s sharp jump, prices ...