The DAX companies have never made as much profit as this year. In the first nine months, the companies generated a total of 90 billion euros – despite a number of hurdles. Neither the lockdown at the beginning of the year nor the shortage of chips or inflation could stop companies.
But: Instead of investing the profits generated, the companies hoard large parts of their money. Reasons for this are, for example, concerns about further delivery bottlenecks and further pandemic-related problems.
The problem here: Due to the current high inflation rate and zero interest rate policy, money is losing more and more of its value. So are the Dax companies already in a liquidity trap? Are the worries justified and what does that mean for investors? Handelsblatt financial editor Ulf Sommer has the answers.
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