Germany's Ifo Institute president Clemens Fuest speaking to Bloomberg - 16 January 2018

  • There are weaknesses in the agreement on climate policy
  • Agreement is very vague on European policies and Eurozone reform

Some comments by Fuest on the aftermath of exploratory talks by German political leaders.

Part of the details of the blueprint were released last week here and here.

This week will prove to be a big week for coalition talks as Schulz needs to shore up support from his party to agree on further discussions with Merkel's Conservatives. The deadline for Schulz is Sunday - so there could be some twists and turns over the weekend.

EUR/USD now at 1.2227 bouncing off session lows of 1.2209 earlier.