Tag: Advisory Council
Leading institutes warn against planned energy subsidies
Stefan Kooths (lr) from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Oliver Holtemöller from the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH) and Timo Wollmershäuser from the Ifo Institute…
Asia’s emerging markets are holding their ground against the global downtrend
Bangkok Economic growth is slowing worldwide, only in Asia is the trend pointing in the opposite direction: Despite problems in the export business, the continent’s emerging countries can expect a…
Why it is wrong to phase out nuclear power now
nuclear power plant On April 15, Germany finally says goodbye to nuclear power. While many other EU countries continue to rely on nuclear power, Germany will shut down its last…
World economy between Scylla and Charybdis
The author Volker Wieland is Executive Director of the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability at Goethe University Frankfurt. Like the two mythical ancient monsters on the Strait of Messina,…
Traffic light is struggling – the coalition cannot agree on climate protection
Berlin The top representatives of the SPD, Greens and FDP negotiated in the Chancellery for around 31 hours, spread over three days. The result is a 16-page paper entitled “Modernization…
“After-hours meeting was worth it” – Leading economists praise the traffic light package
Prof. Dr. Veronica Grimm Economists such as Grimm’s Economic Method assess the results as largely positive. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Economists rate the decisions of the traffic light on Tuesday evening…
“After-hours meeting was worth it” – Leading economists praise the traffic light package
Prof. Dr. Veronica Grimm Economists such as Grimm’s Economic Method assess the results as largely positive. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Economists rate the decisions of the traffic light on Tuesday evening…
Lindner plans tax benefits for cars with synthetic fuels
Cars that are fueled with climate-friendly synthetic fuels – so-called e-fuels – should in future be taxed less than vehicles currently powered by petrol or diesel, said the FDP chairman…
The federal government and the EU Commission settle disputes over combustion engines
combustion engine The exhaust of a car with a diesel engine. Cars with e-fuels may continue to drive after 2035. (Photo: dpa) Berlin/Brussels After weeks of wrangling about the future…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
Good morning everyone, last Monday our morning conference started with a picture and a sentence: “At the moment the Dax is falling quite steeply”, wrote our team leader Investment &…
Foundation of a house of cards: The weaknesses of the capital market
Good morning dear readers, it’s the end of a week when everything should seem normal, but nothing really was normal. At least not in the banking sector and certainly not…
“Can be a crucial building block for the failure of climate protection”
Veronica Grimm The economy warns against turning away from openness to technology and considers prohibition policy to be the wrong way. (Photo: IMAGO/Jürgen Heinrich) Ms. Grimm, there was fear in…
The interest rate in the US
Good morning dear readers, when the entire global capital market is hanging on one man’s every word, the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) announces its new interest rate. This is what…
Habeck’s heating ban causes the number of energy consultations to skyrocket
Installation of a gas heater Because of the impending installation ban from next year, there is a run on gas and oil heating systems. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The plans of…
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Duisburg container port For 2023, economists expect at most a low GDP growth for Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In an international comparison, Germany continues to fall behind in terms of…
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Berlin In an international comparison, Germany continues to fall behind in terms of economic prospects. The economists only expect growth of 0.2 percent for 2023, as they announced on Wednesday.…
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Economy in the federal press conference Economists expect inflation to remain high in 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The economists expect economic growth of 0.2 percent for 2023. This was announced…
“Can be a crucial building block for the failure of climate protection”
Veronica Grimm The economy warns against turning away from openness to technology and considers prohibition policy to be the wrong way. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Ms. Grimm, there was fear…
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Duisburg container port For 2023, economists expect at most a low GDP growth for Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The economists expect economic growth of 0.2 percent for 2023. This was…
An obligation to install is not enough – a comment
Germany wants to get away from fossil fuels for understandable reasons – and as quickly as possible. To this end, by 2040, if possible, all of the energy that has…