Tag: Federal Bank
Ifo index rises surprisingly: “Economy resilient after Ukraine shock”
container parking lot Mood better than location. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Eckel) Berlin Despite the war in Ukraine, the mood in the executive floors of German business has brightened somewhat. The barometer…
German economy narrowly avoids recession
Port of Hamburg The consequences of the war in Ukraine put the German economy under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to economists, the German economy narrowly avoided a recession in…
Bundesbank expects drastic slump in energy embargo
Demonstrations for an oil embargo The consequences would hit Germany hard. (Photo: IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber) Berlin, Frankfort The Bundesbank expects a sharp economic slump in Germany if there is an…
The hopeless fight against inflation
Munich It is currently the greatest challenge for Germans’ old-age provision: Inflation has been rising for months, and in March inflation climbed to 7.3 percent. On the other hand, customers…
Christian Lindner warns of “global debt crisis”
Washington Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has warned of the dramatic effects on the global economy as a result of the war in Ukraine. “The risk of a global…
ECB meeting: More courage, Christine Lagarde!
Christine Lagarde The head of the ECB relies on flexibility in the face of many uncertainties. (Photo: AP) This press conference could almost have been skipped. If you take the…
Private financial assets rise to a record high in the second year of the pandemic
Euro banknotes At the end of the fourth quarter, German households had 5,575 billion euros at their disposal. (Photo: Colourbox.com) Frankfurt People in Germany have increased their wealth in the…
Is there a real estate bubble and how dangerous is it?
Rain clouds over Frankfurt am Main In view of rising real estate prices and interest rates, the increasing risks for borrowers and banks are being discussed. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt In…
The central bank is in trouble because of inflation
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt On Thursday, the central bank council will discuss the future course of monetary policy. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt There has been a kind of déjà vu experience…
Commerzbank: head of private customers sees rising interest rates
Thomas Schaufler, Board Member for Private Customers at Commerzbank The newcomer previously worked at Erste Group in Austria. (Photo: Commerzbank, Alexandra Lechner) Frankfurt Since April of last year, the interest…
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…
Every second bank wants to raise the prices for current accounts in 2022
Frankfurt Bank customers in Germany have to be prepared for the fact that many current accounts will become more expensive this year. About half of the credit institutions are targeting…
Russian bank VTB loses control of European subsidiary
The logo of the Russian VTB Bank The EU’s new package of sanctions also affects Russia’s second-largest bank. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The German financial regulator Bafin has prohibited the major…
Economy: Volker Wieland leaves the Council of Experts
Berlin It didn’t look like saying goodbye. At the end of March, Volker Wieland is still in a good mood. At the end of the presentation of the new economic…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
we deal with numbers every day at the Handelsblatt. One thing has particularly occupied me in the last few days, because it represents the full extent of the dilemma into…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
we deal with numbers every day at the Handelsblatt. One thing has particularly occupied me in the last few days, because it represents the full extent of the dilemma into…
Bundesbank: Inflation expectations continue to rise
Shopping cart in the supermarket Consumers in Germany anticipate higher prices in the coming months. (Photo: Getty Images) Frankfurt The inflation expectations of private households have risen further in Germany.…
Germany urgently needs a strategy for the deglobalized world economy
ECB he ECB estimates the proportion of companies in the euro zone that only exist thanks to cheap money to be 3.4 percent. (Photo: dpa) Financial crisis, euro crisis, corona…