Tag: Business cycle analysis
Study expects economic growth to halve by 2060
Dusseldorf The industrialized countries association OECD anticipates that the annual economic growth of the OECD and G20 countries could be halved by 2060. On average, the gross domestic product of…
UK economy faces persistent economic problems
British butcher The labor shortage leads to delays and production stoppages in countless industries. (Photo: Reuters) London The supply chain problems and labor shortage in the UK are likely to…
EU Commission warns of premature austerity
EU flags In the Stability Pact, the euro countries agreed to limit their budget deficits to three percent based on national economic power and limit their total debt to 60…
EU Commission warns of premature austerity
EU flags In the Stability Pact, the euro countries agreed to limit their budget deficits to three percent based on national economic power and limit their total debt to 60…
China’s economy only grows by 4.9 percent in the third quarter
Beijing China’s growth is cooling off: According to figures published on Monday by the National Statistics Office in Beijing, the economy of the People’s Republic only grew by 4.9 percent…
China’s economy only grows by 4.9 percent in the third quarter
China’s economy The upswing in the Chinese economy clearly lost momentum in the third quarter. (Photo: dpa) The upswing in the Chinese economy clearly lost momentum in the third quarter.…
The new rivalry between the Gulf States
The futuristic building has received three Guinness world records for the largest interactive light floor, the longest interactive water feature and the largest interactive digital LED mirror screen. Whether oil…
Why economic growth could be a problem
Istanbul Hatice Kilic worries about going to the weekly market. The mother of three and the owner of a small guesthouse on the Turkish Mediterranean coast is happy that tourists…
Chinese industry is raising prices like never before
Female worker in a Chinese factory The producer prices are seen as a leading indicator of future inflation. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Because of power outages, expensive raw materials and supply…
More growth and jobs in the coming year
Cranes in the port of Hamburg The Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle, the German Institute for Economic Research, the Ifo Institute, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and…
Chinese industry is raising prices like never before
Female worker in a Chinese factory The producer prices are seen as a leading indicator of future inflation. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Because of power outages, expensive raw materials and supply…
IMF chief economist: “Premature austerity only hurts”
Gita Gopinath Germany should apply the debt brake flexibly, believes the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. (Photo: Bloomberg) Brussels / Berlin In the middle of the exploratory talks…
IMF chief economist: “Premature austerity only hurts”
Gita Gopinath Germany should apply the debt brake flexibly, believes the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. (Photo: TJ Kirkpatrick / Redux / laif) Brussels / Berlin In the…
US prices rise 5.4 percent in September
US flag in front of the Federal Reserve in New York The central bank attributes the price increase mainly to temporary factors. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt, Düsseldorf US inflation continues to…
Seven answers to pressing questions
Frankfurt Are you repeating the 1970s, when high oil prices fueled inflation while the economy paralyzed and jobs were threatened? “Stagflation” was the buzzword back then, and many consumers and…
Surprisingly, China’s exports are picking up significantly
Port in china While exports rose significantly, imports in China recently grew more slowly than expected. (Photo: dpa) Beijing The boom in Chinese exports is continuing. In September, exports of…
Stagflation is unlikely – but not ruled out
Oil drums in the warehouse of a Hamburg recycling company Significantly rising energy prices are fueling fear of stagflation. (Photo: dpa) Car-free, fun while doing it – the older ones…
Seven answers to pressing questions
Frankfurt Are you repeating the 1970s, when high oil prices fueled inflation while the economy paralyzed and jobs were threatened? “Stagflation” was the buzzword back then, and many consumers and…
The upswing is faltering, the IMF revises its growth forecast
Berlin, Washington It sounds like a crisis, what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) writes in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) published on Tuesday. There is talk of an “increased risk…
The upswing is faltering, the IMF revises its growth forecast
Berlin, Washington It sounds like a crisis, what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) writes in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) published on Tuesday. There is talk of an “increased risk…