Tag: Economy
Rising gas prices threaten the German economy
Port of Hamburg Germany’s trade relations with Russia are not particularly strong, but the escalation could still cause enormous damage. (Photo: getty.images) Berlin Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have significant…
Ukraine crisis drives German inflation to 6 percent
Berlin According to the IW Institute, the Russian attack on Ukraine threatens to cause inflation in Germany to rise significantly again. The annual rate of inflation could climb up to…
Sharp increase after attack on Ukraine
Pipe system for heating gas At the moment, storage facilities in Europe are just over 30 percent full. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Energy markets reacted violently to Russia’s attack on Ukraine…
Ukraine crisis drives German inflation to 6 percent
Berlin According to the IW Institute, the Russian attack on Ukraine threatens to cause inflation in Germany to rise significantly again. The annual rate of inflation could climb up to…
Industry fears price shock due to Ukraine crisis
natural gas More and more industrial companies are worried that the gas supply could be interrupted. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin, Zurich Russia’s threatening backdrop is in place: The gas price…
Plea for a global debt brake
Gunther Oettinger (Photo: Bloomberg [M]) Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, financial measures to maintain the economy and employment have been financed worldwide primarily through government borrowing. One can…
The US and EU tactics hardly impress Russia
Wladimir Putin The Russian President has so far been unimpressed by the sanctions imposed by the West. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, Berlin, Brussels In the EU there was talk of a…
Good for employees, bad for collective bargaining autonomy
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil discussed with bakery employees The amount of the new minimum wage is justified, the procedure is not. (Photo: dpa) It’s a good day for millions of…
How the crisis overshadowed Joe Biden’s presidency
Joe Biden The US President has announced sanctions against Russia. (Photo: AP) New York, Denver, London The situation was clear on Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s popular evening show. Russian…
How the crisis overshadowed Joe Biden’s presidency
Joe Biden The US President has announced sanctions against Russia. (Photo: AP) New York, Denver, London The situation was clear on Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s popular evening show. Russian…
Central bank faces “extremely difficult” decisions
Frankfurt The European Central Bank (ECB) faces one of its most difficult meetings on March 10th. The deepening crisis in Russia is exacerbating a situation that was already complicated enough:…
EU creates legal certainty for the data economy – The EU opens up the Internet of Things Users regain control
Autonomous driving Who benefits from the data? (Photo: Daimler AG) Berlin, Brussels For the industry it is a huge treasure. Imagine a factory being equipped with robots and sensors –…
Asian markets are reacting “quite mutedly” to sanctions
New York, Tokyo The escalation in the Ukraine crisis also weighed on the American stock markets on Tuesday. All three major indices each lost more than one percent. The broad…
Worries about the Ukraine crisis trigger a correction in the S&P 500
Specialist Stephen Naughton at his workplace on New York’s Wall Street The Ukraine crisis is also having a negative impact on the US stock markets. (Photo: AP) new York The…
The consequences of the Ukraine crisis for stock exchanges and the German economy
Dusseldorf The conflict between Russia and Ukraine reached a new level of escalation on Monday evening. In an almost hour-long speech on Russian state television, President Vladimir Putin recognized the…
Ukraine crisis as a risk: Ifo index rises surprisingly strong
container port According to an IHS survey, the economy grew faster in February than it had in six months, despite the Omicron wave. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin The mood…
Putin’s domestic political calculus
Wladimir Putin Russia’s president is well aware of the domestic effects of his foreign policy activities. (Photo: via REUTERS) With the slogan “For a strong Russia”, Vladimir Putin achieved a…
“The Fed lost their bet”
Frankfurt Adam Posen has long defended an accommodative monetary policy. But in view of the high inflation in the USA of 7.5 percent recently, the head of the Peterson Institute…
Economic development: meeting with Economics Minister Habeck
It was last Monday when a handpicked group of top German managers met with Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck. The title of the invitation to the Federal Ministry of Economics…
Employers warn against excessive expectations
BAVC negotiator Hans Oberschulte If you were to take the currently overheated prices as a benchmark, then the area tariff would be put to the test, said Oberschulte. Berlin The…