Tag: Economists
Habeck’s plan for revitalizing world trade
Robert Habeck at the World Economic Forum The world needs to turn away from the “unbridled globalization” of the past few years, it must “become better, fairer and more sustainable,”…
Inflation: Economists want to prevent the wage-price spiral
Frankfurt Central bankers are currently primarily concerned with one thing: the risk of a wage-price spiral. What is meant is a cycle in which prices and wages drive each other…
Institutes are looking for a new president: Germany’s most sought-after economist
Institute for World Economy Berlin It rarely happens that Moritz Schularick is at a loss for words. Last Thursday was such a day: The economist is sitting on a stool…
Ifo boss Fuest demands rapid rate hike from the ECB
Clemens Fuest The head of the Institute for Economics calls on the ECB to act. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After the interest rate increases in the USA and the high inflation…
Producer prices after the start of the war with a record increase – plus 30.9 percent
Gas station On average, private consumers had to pay 41.9 percent more for premium petrol and 62.6 percent for diesel than a year earlier. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Natural gas, butter,…
Producer prices after the start of the war with a record increase – plus 30.9 percent
Gas station On average, private consumers had to pay 41.9 percent more for premium petrol and 62.6 percent for diesel than a year earlier. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Natural gas, butter,…
Economists call for strict Fed response
James Bullard The next Fed meeting is on May 3rd and 4th. The central bank may raise the key interest rate by half a percentage point. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf In…
Institutes significantly lower forecast for 2022
Berlin It is an illustrious group that met on Tuesday evening in the NATO conference room of the Federal Chancellery. The CEOs of the largest companies are there, whether Airbus,…
Institutes significantly lower forecast for 2022
labour market According to forecasts by the economic institutes, the number of unemployed would increase by 418,000 compared to the previous year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The leading German economic institutes…
Institutes significantly lower economic forecast for 2022
river port The Ukraine war continues to cause problems for the economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The leading German economic institutes estimate that stopping Russian energy supplies would cause the German…
Chief economist on the debate about an energy boycott
All federal ministers swear when they take office that “I will devote my energy to the well-being of the German people, increase their benefit, protect them from harm, uphold and…
Chemical industry praises the government – and criticizes economists
Wacker-Chemie boss Christian Hartel at the Handelsblatt chemistry conference The chemical manager warns of the consequences of a gas delivery stop. (Photo: WILLI NOTHERS) Dusseldorf In the debate about a…
Few economists gave early warning
Deep pumps for oil production The rise in energy prices is being exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and an imminent freeze on oil and energy supplies from Russia. (Photo:…
Energy embargo would result in an economic downturn
Berlin The Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research (IMK) fears that a supply stop for Russian energy could have a significant impact on the German economy. In particular, the…
Energy embargo: Significant economic slump in Germany
In the baseline scenario, the experts close to the trade union still anticipate an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.1 percent in the forecast published on Tuesday. On…
Joe Biden wants to get rid of Putin after all – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Legions of PR auxiliaries, colleagues and politicians have tried to retrieve a sentence about Vladimir Putin. US President Joe Biden said on Saturday in Warsaw about the Russian President: “This…
The Chancellor’s attack on economists is inappropriate
Olaf Scholz visiting Anne Will The Chancellor accuses economists of acting “irresponsibly” with their calculations on the consequences of an energy embargo. (Photo: dpa) The relationship between the chancellery and…
Economists call for the end of the corona aid
Corona aid In a European comparison, Germany reacted to a similarly high corona shock with significantly more government aid. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Ukraine war puts an enormous strain on…
Putin’s ruble decision: economists fear drastic consequences
ruble Vladimir Putin wants the West to pay gas suppliers in rubles. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The order by Russian President Vladimir Putin that EU states and the USA can only…
Economists see drastic consequences of Putin’s ruble decision
Berlin The order by Russian President Vladimir Putin that EU states and the USA can only pay their gas bills in rubles could have a significant impact. Further details on…