Tag: Economic policy
Scholz is relieved about the industry’s attitude to Russia sanctions
Olaf Scholz The Federal Chancellor during his speech at the opening of the Hanover Fair. (Photo: Reuters) Hanover Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to open the planned climate club to emerging…
Scholz is relieved about the industry’s attitude to Russia sanctions
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) receives Antonio Costa at the fair Hanover Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) welcomed industry’s support for the sanctions against Russia. The Hanover Fair is also taking place…
Heil’s suggestion is a misnomer
climate money Hubertus Heil’s proposal is intended to cushion the rising CO2 price and create incentives to save energy. But he is controversial. (Photo: dpa) Hubertus Heil was once a…
“We cannot only work with democracies”
davos On the fringes of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Handelsblatt editor-in-chief Sebastian Matthes and VW boss Herbert Diess met for a podcast recording: It was a conversation about…
Climate money: Liberals criticize Heil’s proposal
The climate money for small and medium incomes proposed by Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) is causing tension in the traffic light coalition. The Liberals are critical. FDP parliamentary…
Ukraine should be granted candidate country status
European and Ukrainian flags in front of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg If you want to become a member of the EU, you have to meet many, many criteria. (Photo:…
Why the job boom in Spain and Italy poses risks
Madrid, Rome The latest labor market data from southern Europe seems impressive: Italy’s unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in March. This is the lowest level since 2010. At the…
Federal government refuses investment guarantees in China
Folk Tales in Shanghai After the latest revelations about human rights violations, the federal government will apparently no longer protect VW in China for investments. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt For the…
Why the job boom in Spain and Italy poses risks
Madrid, Rome The latest labor market data from southern Europe seems impressive: Italy’s unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in March. This is the lowest level since 2010. At the…
How bad will the crisis be for the global economy?
A storm through the world economy There is talk of a “perfect storm”. This is how the US economist Kenneth Rogoff describes the danger of a simultaneous recession in Europe,…
Group increases the pace of investment – billions for chip factories
Infineon chip production The Dax Group operates three major production sites worldwide: Dresden, Villach and Kulim in Malaysia. (Photo: Infineon) Munich The semiconductor manufacturer Infineon intends to expand its production…
Ifo expects falling inflation – Fewer companies want to raise prices
Downtown The price expectation index had risen almost continuously since a corona hole in 2020, when it briefly became slightly negative. (Photo: dpa) Munich The Ifo Institute sees the first…
How bad will the crisis be for the global economy?
A storm through the world economy There is talk of a “perfect storm”. This is how the US economist Kenneth Rogoff describes the danger of a simultaneous recession in Europe,…
Hartz IV benefits become an almost unconditional basic income
Dusseldorf The social market economy has been the foundation of overall economic development in the Federal Republic over the past seven decades. The core of every market economy are the…
“Only defend the principle of the rule of law if we uphold it ourselves”
Marco Buschmann “This war is also a struggle between authoritarianism and liberal democracy” (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) is open to using frozen Russian…
“Only defend the principle of the rule of law if we uphold it ourselves”
Marco Buschmann He considers the privileges that were abolished for former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder to be correct and legally secure. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP)…
“Only defend the principle of the rule of law if we uphold it ourselves”
Marco Buschmann He considers the privileges that were abolished for former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder to be correct and legally secure. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP)…
London rushes to the aid of the suffering British
Rishi Sunak In view of the rising cost of living, the British government wants to impose a special tax on energy companies and relieve consumers. (Photo: Reuters) London In the…
US economy shrank by 1.5 percent in the first quarter
Port in California The US Federal Reserve is facing an inflation rate of 8.3 percent. (Photo: dpa) Washington At the beginning of the year, the US economy contracted somewhat more…
Berlin’s reactions to the Xinjiang Papers are hypocritical
Xinjiang Police Files Xinjiang has become a police state. (Photo: dpa) The latest revelations about how the Chinese state is treating the Uyghur Muslim minority in western China’s Xinjiang province…