Tag: economic analysis
Globalization at the end? Five facts prove the opposite
Berlin For months, companies have been suffering from a lack of material, whether microchips, raw materials or fuel. Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) called the bottlenecks onto the scene. With…
US job market starts the year with 467,000 new jobs
employment office in the United States The separately determined unemployment rate rose to 4.0 from the previous 3.9 percent. (Photo: dpa) Washington In the USA, unemployment rose again at the…
US job market starts the year with 467,000 new jobs
employment office in the United States The separately determined unemployment rate rose to 4.0 from the previous 3.9 percent. (Photo: dpa) Washington Despite the omicron wave at the beginning of…
China cuts off credit to developing countries
China worsens debt crisis in developing countries Chinese customs officials hoist the national flag in front of the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin The World Bank rang…
Central bank in London pushes ahead with further interest rate hikes
Bank of England in London In December, the British central bankers became the first of the major central banks to hike interest rates since the beginning of the pandemic. (Photo:…
India’s finance minister is working on the fastest corona recovery in the world
Bangkok India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, is turning her country into a gigantic construction site: according to her, there should be eight million new houses for the needy within a…
How should we measure wealth in the future?
Robert Habeck The Federal Minister of Economics and Climate Protection at the presentation of the annual economic report. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the many decades that the annual economic report…
According to the study, Germany benefits from high inflation
ECB President Christine Lagarde Higher inflation could be in the interests of individual countries. (Photo: imago images/Hannelore Förster) Frankfurt The savers groan under the high inflation rates and years of…
Inflation in Germany fell slightly to 4.9 percent in January
The figures for January had been eagerly awaited by economists because they hoped that they would provide a little more clarity about future developments. At the beginning of the year,…
Inflation in Germany fell slightly to 4.9 percent in January
The figures for January had been eagerly awaited by economists because they hoped that they would provide a little more clarity about future developments. At the beginning of the year,…
Omikron slows down growth in the euro zone
Restaurant in Majorca Spain’s economy grew the strongest in the final quarter. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels Amid the omicron wave, economic growth in the euro zone slowed at the end…
France’s fastest-growing economy in 50 years
shopping spree France relaxes the corona measures and strengthens the economy. (Photo: dpa) Paris In 2021, France recorded the strongest economic growth in half a century. The economy picked up…
Gross domestic product: German economy is shrinking
Berlin The German economy is weakening again: economic output fell in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to figures published by the Federal Statistical Office this Friday. Gross domestic product…
US economy records strongest growth since 1984 in 2021
Restaurant in New York The US economy grew significantly in 2021. (Photo: AP) Washington The US economy gained significant momentum at the end of 2021 despite the omicron wave. Gross…
How Robert Habeck redefines prosperity
Berlin What added value would a pyramid have in Germany? Apart from tourists, who would certainly look at a building that is so unusual for this country and would travel…
Why budget discipline is the victor
Madrid Portugal is one of the poorest countries in Europe, but is far ahead of the big southern European countries in one crucial point: financial discipline. Socialist Prime Minister António…
How big is the danger for the German economy?
Dusseldorf The mood in German companies has improved for the first time since June. The Ifo business climate index rose to 95.7 in January from 94.8 in December. While hospitality…
Putin is gambling away his economic potential
Wladimir Putin For 2022, the largest private Russian financial institution, Alfa Bank, expects economic growth to be just 1.5 percent. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Berlin Vladimir Putin has eleven members of…
Ifo business climate increases
VW plant in Hanover The expectations of German companies for the coming six months have risen. (Photo: dpa) Munich The mood in the German economy surprisingly improved at the beginning…
Europe is at risk of years of stagflation because of climate policy
IW director Michael Hüther “The risk that the EU economies will barely grow anymore is real.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin The employer-oriented institute of the German economy (IW Cologne) warns of…