Cologne Institute for Economic Research chief Dr Michael Huether speaking to Bild

  • race by US and EU to weaken fx rates won’t solve problems
  • situation close to “currency war” that won’t create any winners
  • Japan tried the same with devaluation
  • Euro’s slide to continue versus USD as ABS programme will cause money to flow out of EU and into US

German resistance to a weaker euro is nothing new but Huether seems to be resigned to it happening

Huether - on the subject of euro devaluation

Huether – on the subject of euro devaluation