Tag: Business cycle analysis
DIW boss Marcel Fratzscher warns of a difficult year
Rarely in the past few decades have we looked at a new year with so much uncertainty, worry and fear as we do today. We are in the middle of…
Business associations are optimistic for 2022
On the contrary: there is great optimism for 2022. Whether precision mechanics, foundries, rubber processors, the corona-ravaged trade fair industry or mining, which has been in crisis for years: none…
More than six out of ten Britons rate Brexit negatively
Northern Ireland after Brexit The conflict on the border with Northern Ireland was a major point of contention over Brexit. (Photo: dpa) London More than six out of ten Brits…
Material shortages in the industry are worsening
Shipping container The international supply chains are still disrupted. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the Ifo Institute, the shortage of materials in German industry worsened again in December. Almost 82…
US economy is recovering faster than expected – Wall Street continues to grow
Dealers on Wall Street (Photo: AP) new York Positive economic data spurred the US stock exchanges on Wednesday. The US standard value index Dow Jones closed 0.7 percent higher to…
Inequality in income drives down interest rates
Homeless man in Berlin The results of one study suggest that the main explanation for the decline in real interest rates over the past few decades is high and growing…
Turkey wants to stop speculative market commentary after the lira has fallen
Turkish lira The Turkish President wants to prevent further dollarization of the economy with a series of measures. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul After the recent currency turmoil, Turkey wants to take…
DIW currently sees the German economy on a downward path
German industry In view of the order situation, the institute estimates that the industry will pick up sooner or later. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the DIW, the corona restrictions…
Consumer sentiment deteriorates massively at the turn of the year
Christmas shopping The consumer climate barometer for January drops significantly by five to minus 6.8 points, which is the second month in a row. Economists had only expected a drop…
Consumer sentiment deteriorates massively at the turn of the year
Christmas shopping The consumer climate barometer for January drops significantly by five to minus 6.8 points, which is the second month in a row. Economists had only expected a drop…
Erdogan wants to stop dollarization – Lira recovers
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting on Monday that he wanted to ensure that citizens did not have to exchange their domestic currency, the lira, for foreign…
Failure of Biden’s package would put a brake on economic growth
Joe Manchin The Senator does not want to approve Biden’s “Build back better” plan. (Photo: AP) new York The cancellation came on Fox News. Joe Manchin, the Democratic Senator who…
Why Gabriel Borics could be the right president
Gabriel Boric After the candidate won the election, the streets of Santiago were filled with partying. (Photo: AP) Salvador He trimmed his long beard, met with large and medium-sized companies…
Sentiment among exporters is worse than it has been since January
Port of Hamburg The Ifo experts have lowered their forecast for the growth of the German economy. (Photo: imago images / Markus Tischler) Berlin The mood among German exporters at…
Corona: The economy in Germany is shrinking
Berlin The Chancellor is optimistic about the corona pandemic. “Yes, it will get better,” said Olaf Scholz (SPD) in his first government statement in the Bundestag. But it will not…
Corona: The economy in Germany is shrinking
Berlin The Chancellor is optimistic about the corona pandemic. “Yes, it will get better,” said Olaf Scholz (SPD) in his first government statement in the Bundestag. But it will not…
Lira crash: German economy records slump in exports
Istanbul The fall of the Turkish lira hits the German economy. “The further decline in the price of the Turkish lira is making it more and more difficult for German…
IfW lowers forecast for 2022 due to Corona
Port of Hamburg Delivery bottlenecks, but also the corona crisis, are putting the German economy under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Kiel After the Munich Ifo and the IWH Halle, the Kiel…
Four reasons why the price level in Japan is not rising sharply
Tokyo market Japanese companies only pass on increased purchasing costs to their customers to a very limited extent – because they react sensitively. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo In the USA, Europe…
Bank of England: Omikron variant could delay key rate hike
Queue outside a vaccination center in Bristol The Omikron variant unsettles the economy and consumers. (Photo: dpa) London The UK economy appears to be in good health. In the three…