Tag: ECB
German labor costs are rising more slowly than the EU average
Production of wind turbines In the manufacturing sector, Germany has the fourth highest labor costs in an EU comparison, behind Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a…
German labor costs are rising more slowly than the EU average
Production of wind turbines In the manufacturing sector, Germany has the fourth highest labor costs in an EU comparison, behind Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a…
Anti-inflation policy: Grotesque overconfidence
Concerted action against inflation Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) chaired the meeting in the Chancellery. (Photo: dpa) The first inflation summit in the Chancellery did not bring any great results. That…
There are no concrete results from the “concerted action”.
After the talks in the Chancellery DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and BDA President Rainer Dulger comment after the consultations. (Photo: IMAGO/Mike Schmidt) Berlin Politicians and social partners…
Bundesbank boss Nagel is critical of aid for indebted countries
Joachim Nagel If the Bundesbank president had his way, the ECB would have to focus more on combating high inflation. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt On Monday, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel expressed…
Deutsche Bank boss Sewing: Inflation threatens social peace
Christian Sewing “We are heading into a decade of high volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity,” Sewing said. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt Deutsche Bank boss Christian Sewing calls on the central banks…
Inflation: Federal government under pressure – further relief?
Coalition leadership with no clear direction Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (from left), Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Berlin In view of rising prices, the pressure on the traffic…
Inflation: Federal government under pressure – further relief?
Coalition leadership with no clear direction Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (from left), Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Berlin In view of rising prices, the pressure on the traffic…
Inflation: Federal government under pressure – further relief?
Coalition leadership with no clear direction Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (from left), Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Berlin In view of rising prices, the pressure on the traffic…
Olaf Scholz burdened Germany with an unnecessary interest rate risk
Olaf Scholz The current chancellor relied heavily on short-term debt during his time as finance minister. (Photo: dpa) It is not new that politicians use all sorts of tricks to…
“Crypto and DeFi Too Risky for Financial Stability” – ECB Chairman
European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde shared the view that crypto assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) have the potential to pose “real risks” to financial stability. With the European…
European Central Bank (ECB) President Lagarde Makes Statements on Cryptocurrency and DeFi
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said that cryptoassets and decentralized finance (DeFi) could potentially pose a real risk to financial stability. ECB President lagardecryptocurrency lending and staking platform…
IG Metall wants to demand seven to eight percent higher wages
Berlin The IG Metall is expected to with the demand for seven to eight percent more money will go into the forthcoming collective bargaining round for the almost 3.9 million…
IG Metall wants to demand between seven and eight percent higher wages
IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann The trade unionist is demanding a new relief package from politicians to compensate for the high inflation rates. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The IG Metall is…
Central banks in panic mode: The debt illusion is over
Changing times, as recently announced by the chancellor, can only be diagnosed with certainty in historical retrospect. The Ukraine war certainly has what it takes to become one. But there…
Handelsblatt Innovation Week: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, we have difficult months ahead. The turnaround in interest rates is causing turbulence on the financial markets. With rising bond yields in southern Europe, fears of…
Dax gives back part of its profits
Dusseldorf On the big day of expiry on the futures markets, prices on the German stock market moved comparatively little: after the Dax had started trading with a small plus…
Sparda-Bank West will abolish custody fees from July
Sparda Bank West The Düsseldorfer Bank abolishes negative interest rates for private customers. (Photo: DARCHING) Frankfurt The end of negative interest rates for private savers is approaching. With the Sparda-Bank…
Rate hikes of two percentage points needed
Klaas Knot The head of the Dutch central bank believes that further large interest rate hikes are necessary in the fight against inflation. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt According to Klaas Knot,…
“The Fed has become a bit more realistic”
Frankfurt The very experienced and distinguished monetary politician Bill Dudley praises the recent measures taken by the US Federal Reserve. “It has now become a bit more realistic,” he says…