Bank chief saw himself as out of step with likely new German government

Supply bottlenecks and concerns over newly rising infection numbers are weighing economy

Industrial Germany is a carbon addict, and the CDU is wedded to the carbon economy that has served Germany so well for 50 years

Activity likely to reach pre-crisis levels as soon as this summer, the Bundesbank said

Demand increases by 2.9 per cent, nearly twice as much as predicted by economists

Economic rebound is ‘uncertain and uneven’ but ECB has ‘not fired its last cartridges’

Coronavirus vaccine may be necessary before a complete rebound is possible

Fiscal rules suspension shakes up ideas of post-Covid responsibility and growth

Jens Weidmann said €750bn fund needs controls so money is spent wisely

Move responds to court ruling on ECB bond-buying

Commission backs €250m Restart Fund and a €200m scheme to produce Covid solutions

Prior to Berlin-Paris recovery deal, GCC may have set in motion EU crisis

Martin Wolf: For future historians the German ruling on ECB may be a decisive turning point in Europe’s history

Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda

Cantillon: Ireland keeping sharp eye on powerplay in terms of cheap credit

European futures pointed to a weak start

Finding against ECB on central policy issue could have precipitated a major crisis for the euro

Frankfurt’s stimulus came with pledge to remove self-imposed ‘constraints’ if necessary

Higher interest rates and overvalued property greatest risks to German economy, says Claudia Buch

Christine Lagarde’s first interest rate decision will come on Thursday