Germany is prepared to introduce a tax on financial market transactions on its own if it is unable to bring its European partners on board, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Wednesday. Asked about financial market regulation, Schaeuble said: "Of course it would be better on a global level and if it doesn't work at a global level, then at a European level, and if that doesn't work, then at a national level." "That goes also for a tax on financial transactions."