Tag: Financial crisis
These figures show why the German real estate market is considered risky
New building in Germany The German real estate market makes up a comparatively large proportion of the overall economy. (Photo: IMAGO/Rene Traut) Dusseldorf Interest rates have quadrupled, real estate prices…
Credit default insurance for Credit Suisse rises in price to a record high – the share slips to a record low
Zurich Credit Suisse is becoming the problem child of the financial markets: On Monday, so-called credit default swaps (CDS), which investors use to insure themselves against the default of Credit…
Abolishing the bonus rules would send the wrong signal
The City ofLondon Bankers in Europe’s most important financial center are hoping that the new Conservative government will relax the rules for the industry. (Photo: Bloomberg) Barely in office, the…
US corporations dominate more and more key industries
top 500 The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the associated consequences are the next boost in favor of US companies. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The US technology groups continue…
US corporations dominate more and more key industries
Dusseldorf i top 500 The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the associated consequences are the next boost in favor of US companies. (Photo: Reuters) The US technology groups…
Pensions in Greece are rising for the first time in more than a decade
Greece Millions of retirees can look forward to more money. (Photo: dpa) Athens In Greece, pensions are to be raised for the first time since the financial crisis more than…
Sweden supports energy industry with billions in guarantees
Swedish government announces guarantees for energy suppliers Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Swedish Central Bank, Sweden’s Finance Minister Mikael Damberg, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and the Head of the Swedish…
Classify the stock market situation with the Dax history
Dax history since 1988 An analysis of the Dax history shows: The leading German index still has room to go down. Dusseldorf Investors are primarily concerned with one question: is…
Classify the stock market situation with the Dax history
Dax history since 1988 An analysis of the Dax history shows: The leading German index still has room to go down. Dusseldorf Investors are primarily concerned with one question: is…
Commentary: Banks – hiring freezes and austerity programs. The rest of the year will be tough
Julius Baer headquarters in Zurich The Swiss bank has just announced a hiring freeze. Similar cuts could also threaten other financial institutions. (Photo: Reuters) When many economic crisis symptoms reinforce…
How to compensate for inflation
Dusseldorf The prices are rising rapidly. Everyone is feeling this at the moment – whether it’s going to the cinema or shopping. Lettuce costs 17 percent, cucumbers 30 percent and…
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…
“Markets could collapse by up to 50 percent” – economist Shiller fears a sustained return of inflation
Robert Shiller Shiller is a researcher and Nobel Prize winner for his work on the empirical analysis of capital market prices. He worries about the current inflation. (Photo: Laif, AP,…
Farewell to growth – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Good morning dear readers, it becomes increasingly clear: The corona pandemic marks a break in the economic era in Germany. The recession of 2020 and the sluggish recovery that we…
Dispute over Climate Chancellor Scholz – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
we go into the week leading up to the world climate conference, which begins next Sunday in Glasgow. A wealth of statements on this will be read, heard and seen.…
What investors need to know now
The real estate company Evergrande has consistently borrowed billions for its numerous projects to buy building land, develop high-rise buildings – and sell the apartments to the Chinese middle class…
If the US debt ceiling is not raised, there is a risk of a financial crisis
Washington US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has again urged Congress to raise the US debt ceiling. In an opinion piece in the Wall Stree Journal, Yellen wrote that if the…
Group wants to pay off investors with real estate
Evergrande construction project in Luoyang More than a million real estate buyers are waiting for their already paid apartments to be completed. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The Chinese real estate company…
Xu Jiayin: A real estate company threatens China’s financial system: who is the man behind Evergrande?
Xu Jiayin was considered a role model for a self-made billionaire in China. Now the crisis in his real estate empire Evergrande is terrifying global finance. .source site