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Katharina Jungen Katharina Jungen

Katharina Jungen is an economist covering the eurozone for Roubini Global Economics, with a particular focus on Germany, France, Italy and Portugal. Her areas of specialty include monetary and fiscal policy, growth and inflation developments, and institutional and political dynamics. Before joining RGE, Katharina worked for the Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Union in the European Parliament and as an analyst in the financial sector in New York City. She holds a master's degree in international affairs with a concentration in international finance and policy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York, and a bachelor's degree in international economics and management with honors from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

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Recent Articles by Katharina Jungen

Spain Scenarios: Bring on the Bailout

Megan Greene, Katharina Jungen, Jennifer Kapila and David Nowakowski May 4, 2012

Austerity Pressures European Politicians, Undermines Policy Responses

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, Megan Greene, Jelena Vukotic, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikko Forss and Rachel Ziemba May 4, 2012

Goodbye Fiscal Compact, Hello Growth Agenda?

Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Mark Willis, Jelena Vukotic and William Oman April 27, 2012

Spain vs. Italy: Who Will Need Rescuing First?

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis and Jennifer Kapila April 11, 2012

Spain’s Budget—More Pain, but No Gain

Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikko Forss, Rachel Ziemba and Jelena Vukotic April 5, 2012

Eurozone Firewall—Less Powerful Than the Headline Figure Suggests

Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mark Willis and Jelena Vukotic March 30, 2012

EZ, UK, Portugal, Turkey, Nordics and Spain Outlook Highlights

Megan Greene, Parul Walia, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Maya Senussi, Mikko Forss, Katharina Jungen, and Mark Willis March 16, 2012

Green Light for Greek PSI Deal, but More Debt Relief Needed

Katharina Jungen, David Nowakowski, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Jelena Vukotic, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss and William Oman March 9, 2012

Spain Outlook: Sharp, Multiyear Recession Ahead

Katharina Jungen March 6, 2012

Germany Outlook: Bright Domestic Demand Prospects

Katharina Jungen March 5, 2012

EZ Endgames: Timing Is Everything

Megan Greene, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis March 2, 2012

Three-Year LTROs: It Was Fun While It Lasted

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mark Willis, Jelena Vukotic and Katharina Jungen March 2, 2012

EZ Fundamentals Stuck in the Mire Amid Worries Over Bigger Firewall

Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Rachel Ziemba, Parul Walia and Mark Willis February 24, 2012

EZ Election 2012/13 Special: National Politics and the European Debt Crisis

Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis February 13, 2012

ECB Rate Cuts Delayed; Greek Deadline Worries; Turkish Credit Drought; Russian Disinflation Drivers; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Megan Greene, Rachel Ziemba, Maya Senussi, Mark Willis and Katharina Jungen February 10, 2012

ECB Meeting Preview; Italian Economic Headwinds; UK Manufacturing; Romanian Politics; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mark Willis, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, Jennifer Hsieh and Katharina Jungen February 3, 2012

EZ Divorce: Implementation Phase—Macroeconomic Management of EZ Exits

Megan Greene and Katharina Jungen January 31, 2012

Greek PSI and the ECB; EZ Yield Curves; EZ PMIs; UK Double Dip; Hungarian Monetary Policy; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, William Oman, Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis January 27, 2012

Reassessing the EFSF; Hungarian Politics; Turkish Fiscal Policy; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi Capone, Maya Senussi, Jennifer Hsieh, Mark Willis and Katharina Jungen January 20, 2012

The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Regions

Katharina Jungen January 18, 2012

German Slump; French, Finnish Elections; Eastern Europe Monetary Policy; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Jelena Vukotic, Mikko Forss and Mark Willis January 13, 2012

ECB Meeting Preview; Spain’s Crucial Fiscal Consolidation; Hungary Risks; Turkish Monetary Policy; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Jelena Vukotic and Maya Senussi January 6, 2012

EZ Pitfalls in 2012; Italian GDP; New Spanish Government; Swedish Monetary Policy; Hungarian, Polish Banks; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Megan Greene, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic and Danya Churanek December 22, 2011

EU Summit Special: Ratification Risks; UK Veto; IMF Fire Power; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss and Jelena Vukotic December 16, 2011

France, Belgium and Austria in Eurozone Purgatory…For Now

Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis December 7, 2011

Spain Outlook: The Worst Is Yet to Come

Katharina Jungen December 5, 2011

Germany Outlook: Stagnation in 2012, Recession in 2013

Katharina Jungen December 5, 2011

German, Global Central Bank, ECB Moves to Solve EZ Crisis; EZ Yield Curves; Hungarian Monetary Policy; Scandinavian Growth; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Megan Greene, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic, Mark Willis and William Oman December 2, 2011

Spain Will Be Forced to Restructure Its Debt; New Government Is No Game Changer

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis and Jennifer Kapila November 23, 2011

EZ GDP; Spanish Politics; Eastern Europe Growth Fears; Russian Slowdown; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Mark Willis, Jelena Vukotic and Tetiana Sears November 18, 2011

Eurozone Contagion; Italian Politics; UK Asset Purchases; Danish, Polish Monetary Policy; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Megan Greene, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia and Jelena Vukotic November 11, 2011

Italy: Too Little, Too Late

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, David Nowakowski and Megan Greene November 10, 2011

Italy: Arrivederci Berlusconi—Coalition End-Game Approaching

Mark Willis and Katharina Jungen November 4, 2011

EZ PMIs; Greek Politics; UK Growth; Romanian Monetary Policy; Russian IP; Turkish Inflation; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Megan Greene, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, Tetiana Sears, Maya Senussi, Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis and William Oman November 4, 2011

Germany Outlook Update: From Supercharged Growth to Near-Stagnation

Katharina Jungen October 31, 2011

Spain Outlook Update: Back in Recession

Katharina Jungen October 31, 2011

EZ Summit Questions; ECB’s Next Rate Move; German Obstacles; Swedish Rate Cuts; Resilient Polish Consumption; Italian Politics; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Megan Greene, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic and Mark Willis October 28, 2011

France's Credit Rating: Au Revoir Triple-A

Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis October 26, 2011

UK’s MPC Meeting; Norway’s Monetary Policy; Portugal’s Budget Plan; Hungary’s Credit Rating; Russia’s Retail Sales; EZ Calendar

Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic, Rachel Ziemba and Tetiana Sears October 21, 2011

Can Merkel Do 'Whatever it Takes' to Save the Eurozone?

Mark Willis and Katharina Jungen October 19, 2011

Slovakia Ratifies EFSF; EZ Inflation Peaks; UK Unemployment to Rise; Poland’s Fiscal Overhaul

Mark Willis, Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Jennifer Hsieh and Maya Senussi October 14, 2011

PMIs Painting a Gloomier Picture by the Month

Mikko Forss, Megan Greene, Rachel Ziemba, Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Maya Senussi, Jelena Vukotic, Tetiana Sears and William Oman October 7, 2011

Germany's EFSF Ratification; Sarkozy's Dwindling Re-Election Hopes; Poland's Currency Intervention

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis and Jelena Vukotic September 30, 2011

The Age of Crisis: Down and Out Depression in D.C.—RGE on the IMF/WB Annual Meetings

Arnab Das, Christian Menegatti, Rachel Ziemba and Katharina Jungen September 26, 2011

Eurozone Outlook Update: Crumbling Growth Prospects

Katharina Jungen September 20, 2011

Greece Outlook Update: Stuck in the Quagmire

Katharina Jungen September 19, 2011

Germany Outlook Update: Sharp Growth Slowdown

Katharina Jungen September 16, 2011

Spain Outlook Update: Fragile Economic Recovery

Katharina Jungen September 16, 2011

Bleak Outlook for Western Europe's Labor Market

Mikko Forss, Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, Parul Walia, Sehaj Malik and Filipe Albuquerque September 9, 2011

German Parliament to Back New EFSF Powers, But an Increase Is Unlikely and Eurobonds a Fantasy

Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis September 2, 2011

Weak Domestic Demand Prospects in Europe, With Few Bright Spots

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, David Rogovic, William Oman, Sehaj Malik and Filipe Albuquerque September 1, 2011

Ireland Outlook Update: Export-Led Growth to Remain Fragile

William Oman and Katharina Jungen August 26, 2011

Europe-Wide Growth Slowdown

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic, Parul Walia, William Oman, Sehaj Malik, Filipe Albuquerque August 19, 2011

Pressure Mounts on France’s Triple-A Credit Rating

Mark Willis and Katharina Jungen August 15, 2011

Inflation Concerns Easing in EZ, Switzerland, UK, Hungary and Czech Republic

Katharina Jungen, Sehaj Malik, Parul Walia and Jelena Vukotic August 12, 2011

Spanish Politics; EFSF Ratification; German Soft Landing; Czech Monetary Policy; Turkish Depreciation

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Jelena Vukotic, David Rogovic, Mark Willis and Brian Rayman July 29, 2011

Switzerland Outlook Update: Continued Franc Strength to Dent Economic Growth

Sehaj Malik, James Mason and Katharina Jungen July 29, 2011

Italy: The Politics of Procrastination

Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis July 7, 2011

Germany's Banking Sector: Resistant to Change?

Katharina Jungen and Jennifer Kapila July 6, 2011

Greek Political Crisis Reaches Boiling Point

Mark Willis and Katharina Jungen June 27, 2011

Greek Crisis; German Banks Exposed; Irish Bondholders; Czech Banking Risks; Turkish Wage-Price Spiral

Mark Willis, Katharina Jungen, James Mason, Jelena Vukotic and David Rogovic June 17, 2011

EZ Policy Makers Will Avoid Tough Decisions and Continue to Muddle Through for Now

Nouriel Roubini, Elisa Parisi-Capone, James Mason, Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis and Mikko Forss June 3, 2011

Germany Outlook Update: Another Year of Supercharged Growth

Katharina Jungen June 2, 2011

ECB Collateral Holdings; German Dynamics; UK Corporates; Turkish Monetary Policy; Polish Consumption; Hungarian Mortgage Relief

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, David Rogovic and Jelena Vukotic May 27, 2011

Eurozone Core Comes Up Trumps in Q1; UK, EZ Periphery Moving at Half Speed

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen and James Mason May 13, 2011

German Consumer Climate; French Public Finances; Greek Fiscal Slippage

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Parul Walia and Jelena Vukotic April 29, 2011

Inflation Sparks Concern Across the Region

Parul Walia, David Rogovic, Katharina Jungen, Jelena Vukotic and Rachel Ziemba April 14, 2011

UK Budget; German Politics; Polish Monetary Policy

Parul Walia, Katharina Jungen, David Rogovic, William Oman and James Mason March 31, 2011

Germany: Political Earthquake

Katharina Jungen March 31, 2011

Portugal: In for the Long Haul

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis March 30, 2011

Germany Outlook: Broad-Based Upswing Continues

Katharina Jungen March 17, 2011

How Vulnerable Is Italy?

Katharina Jungen December 22, 2010

Germany: 2011 Outlook

Katharina Jungen December 7, 2010

Portugal: 2011 Outlook

Katharina Jungen December 6, 2010

France: 2011 Outlook

Katharina Jungen December 6, 2010

Italy: 2011 Outlook

Katharina Jungen December 6, 2010

Ireland’s Political Game; Germany’s Economic Slowdown; UK’s Banking Vulnerabilities

James Mason, Katharina Jungen, Mary Stokes, Parul Walia, David Rogovic, Rachel Ziemba and Mark Willis November 26, 2010

Germany: Economic Slowdown Revisited

Katharina Jungen November 25, 2010

Debt Dominoes: Is Portugal Next?

Katharina Jungen November 23, 2010

German Fiscal Consolidation; Icelandic Debt Relief; Sarkozy 2.0

Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic and Mark Willis November 19, 2010

Germany: Fiscal Star Pupil

Katharina Jungen November 18, 2010

EZ's Head and Tailwinds; Acute Portuguese Crisis; Stalling Russian Growth

Elisa Parisi-Capone, James Mason, Katharina Jungen, David Rogovic, Parul Walia, Rachel Ziemba and Mikko Forss November 5, 2010

Portugal: Fiscal Crisis Remains Acute

Katharina Jungen November 4, 2010

German Labor Market Miracle; Polish Fiscal Worries; UK Growth

Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Mary Stokes, Jelena Vukotic and James Mason October 29, 2010

Germany: Explaining the Labor Market Miracle

Katharina Jungen October 28, 2010

Monetary Policy in Denmark and UK; German Exports; Turkish Bank Lending

Parul Walia, David Rogovic, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss and James Mason October 21, 2010

Germany: Export Prospects With a Strengthening Euro

Katharina Jungen October 21, 2010

Hungary’s New Tax Measures; UK House Prices; Crisis Looming in Portugal

Mary Stokes, Parul Walia, James Mason, David Rogovic, Rachel Ziemba, Katharina Jungen and Jelena Vukotic October 15, 2010

Portugal: Political Crisis Looming

Katharina Jungen October 14, 2010

Fiscal Consolidation Threats

Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Jelena Vukotic and David Rogovic September 30, 2010

Portugal: New Round of Fiscal Austerity

Katharina Jungen September 30, 2010

EZ Current Accounts; Sweden's Hung Parliament Risk; Basel III Impact on German Banks

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikko Forss, Mary Stokes, Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia and David Rogovic September 17, 2010

France: September 2010 Outlook Update

Katharina Jungen September 9, 2010

Germany: September 2010 Outlook Update

Katharina Jungen September 9, 2010

Portugal: September 2010 Outlook Update

Katharina Jungen September 9, 2010

Ireland: September 2010 Outlook Update

Katharina Jungen and Elisa Parisi-Capone September 9, 2010

Italy: September 2010 Outlook Update

Katharina Jungen September 9, 2010

Switzerland: September 2010 Outlook Update

Katharina Jungen September 9, 2010

Q2 GDP in the Eurozone and UK; High-Flying Swiss Franc; Turkey's Referendum

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia, Mary Stokes and Katharina Jungen September 3, 2010

Periphery Bank Borrowings; German H2 Preview; Romania's IMF Loan Risk

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic and Parul Walia August 27, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight: Eurozone Q2 Growth; Is Germany Rebalancing?; Polls Near in Latvia and Sweden

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Mary Stokes, Parul Walia, David Rogovic and Eric Persson August 13, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight: Greek Loan Review; Depressed French Consumers; UK Financial Reform

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Rachel Ziemba, David Rogovic, Mary Stokes and Frances Donald August 6, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight: EZ Corporate Credit Conditions; Inflation Risks in Russia

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Rachel Ziemba, David Rogovic, Mikko Forss and Jelena Vukotic July 30, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight: Markets Worry About Ireland; Bulgaria Hedges Energy Bets

Katharina Jungen, Mary Stokes, David Rogovic, Jelena Vukotic, Parul Walia and Mikko Forss July 23, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight: Germany Peaks; Slovakia Relents; UK House Price Indexes Diverge

Katharina Jungen, Jelena Vukotic, Mary Stokes, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikko Forss and Parul Walia July 16, 2010

Switzerland: Q3 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen July 9, 2010

Portugal: Q3 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen July 9, 2010

Ireland: Q3 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen and Elisa Parisi-Capone July 9, 2010

France: Q3 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen July 9, 2010

Italy: Q3 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen July 9, 2010

Germany: Q3 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen July 9, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight: Merkel’s Worries Increase; Romania Ceases Monetary Easing

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic and David Rogovic July 2, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight: Growth in Turkey, Austerity Beyond (even France)

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mary Stokes, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia and David Rogovic June 25, 2010

Europe Weekly Spotlight

Mary Stokes, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia and Jelena Vukotic June 18, 2010

Portugal: The Next Trouble Spot in Europe’s Periphery?

Katharina Jungen June 6, 2010

The 'Celtic Tiger' Stirs, But Will It Digest Its Austerity Medicine?

Katharina Jungen and Dan Ward June 3, 2010

Uncertain Giant: Germany’s Changing Role in Europe

Katharina Jungen and Michael Moran May 24, 2010

Portugal: Q2 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen April 11, 2010

Switzerland: Q2 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen April 11, 2010

Italy: Q2 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen April 11, 2010

Germany: Q2 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen April 11, 2010

France: Q2 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen April 11, 2010

Ireland: Q2 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen and Elisa Parisi-Capone April 11, 2010

German Data Points to 'U,' but Doppel Dipping Still a Risk

Katharina Jungen March 15, 2010

The Eurozone's 'Bay of PIIGS'

Arnab Das, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Natalia Gurushina, Katharina Jungen and Jennifer Kapila March 7, 2010

Greece: Q1 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen and Elisa Parisi-Capone January 29, 2010

Germany: Q1 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen January 29, 2010

France: Q1 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen January 29, 2010

Switzerland: Q1 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen January 29, 2010

Italy: Q1 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen January 29, 2010

Ireland: Q1 2010 Outlook

Katharina Jungen January 29, 2010

Sovereign Debt: The Developed World's Next Big Problem?

Arpitha Bykere, Elisa Parisi-Capone and Katharina Jungen January 12, 2010

Germany, 20 Years On: Goals Reached?

Katharina Jungen November 8, 2009

France Economic Outlook, Q4 2009

Katharina Jungen October 6, 2009

Germany Economic Outlook, Q4 2009

Katharina Jungen October 6, 2009

Switzerland Economic Outlook, Q4 2009

Katharina Jungen October 6, 2009

France Economic Outlook, Q3 2009

Katharina Jungen July 23, 2009

Germany Economic Outlook, Q3 2009

Katharina Jungen July 23, 2009