US warns German economic policies ‘damaging to eurozone’

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Series Details 31.10.13
Publication Date 31/10/2013
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A US Treasury report (Semiannual Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies, October 2013) has offered a rare criticism of German economic policies, warning its export-reliant growth model was harmful to the eurozone.

In the Treasury report, published on the 30 October 2013, the Obama administration criticized Germany for maintaining a large trade surplus throughout the eurozone. It also flagged up Germany's limited domestic demand-led growth as a risk not only to the eurozone but to global economic recovery.

BBC News reported on the 1 November 2013 that Germany hit back at US criticism of its export-led growth model, describing the attack as "incomprehensible".

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BBC News, 01.11.13: Germany rebuffs US criticism of its growth model http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24755434
Deutsche Welle, 31.10.13: German exports skewing trade, says US report http://dw.de/p/1A9nu
Spiegel Online International, 31.10.13: Raw Nerve: Germany Seethes at US Economic Criticism http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-defends-trade-surplus-after-critical-us-treasury-report-a-931126.html
Spiegel Online International, 05.11.13: Economic Doghouse: Complaints about German Exports Unfounded http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/complaints-about-export-surplus-of-germany-unfounded-a-931607.html
Jornal de Negócios, 05.11.13: Germany's record trade surplus hurts all Europe (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE132983-Germany-s-record-trade-surplus-hurts-all-Europe
Blog: Breugel, 06.11.13: Blogs review: The deflationary bias of Germany’s current account http://www.bruegel.org/nc/blog/detail/article/1186-blogs-review-the-deflationary-bias-of-germanys-current-account/
United States: US Department of the Treasury: Resource Center: International: Semiannual Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/international/exchange-rate-policies/Pages/index.aspx

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