Tag: Ifo Institute
China’s service providers are suffering from strict corona measures
Corona measures in China The strict lockdown in Shanghai has been lifted. In May it still weighed heavily on the Chinese economy. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing The Chinese economy did not…
Strong US labor market figures are causing problems for the Dax – the leading index closes almost unchanged
Frankfurt The Dax gave way on Friday in the wake of weaker New York stock exchanges. Strong job data from the US slowed international investor interest in equities. The Dax…
German exports increased three times as much as expected in April
Container terminal in the port of Hamburg German exports developed surprisingly positively in April. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In April, German exports recovered surprisingly strongly from the shock after the outbreak…
Retail earns less – slump in grocery sales
Organic vegetables on the supermarket shelf Sales of groceries in May fell by 7.7 percent in real terms compared to the previous month. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Because of high inflation,…
Lockdowns also weighed on China’s economy in May – but the mood in companies is brightening
This is shown by the Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMI) for the manufacturing and services sectors, which were released on Tuesday. These are the first economic indicators for the month of…
Import prices are rising as strongly as they were last in 1974 – plus 31.7 percent
container port The increased costs of imports are likely to cause consumer prices to continue to rise sharply. (Photo: IMAGO/Laci Perenyi) Berlin Expensive energy as a result of the Russian…
Further price gains possible – but no trend reversal yet
View of the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Investors will focus primarily on inflation numbers next week. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The past week brought a change of mood…
Food prices are likely to rise by more than 10 percent
Supermarket Consumer prices have been rising uncontrollably since the Ukraine war. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg People in Germany will probably have to pay significantly more for groceries in the coming months.…
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…
Germany has too few workers – shortage is heading for record levels
Programming of robots (Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild) Berlin Axel Gedaschko worries when he looks at the baby boomer generation that is about to retire. This gap alone needs to be filled…
Lack of staff jeopardizes housing and climate goals
Berlin The expectations of the construction industry are huge: the federal government wants to have 400,000 new apartments built every year – also to curb the rise in rents. Added…
Dax course currently: leading index starts in the red
Dax curve The 14,000 point level has become a key resistance. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Frankfurt The Dax cannot continue its positive start to the week on Tuesday. As…
Dax course currently: leading index starts in the red
Dax curve The 14,000 point level has become a key resistance. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Frankfurt The Dax cannot continue its positive start to the week on Tuesday. As…
Dax course currently: Dax jumps over the 14,000 point mark
Dax curve The 14,000 point level has become a key resistance. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Frankfurt The German stock market started the new trading week with price gains. The…
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,”…
Dax course currently: Dax jumps over the 14,000 point mark
Dax curve The 14,000 point level has become a key resistance. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Frankfurt After significant losses in the previous week, the Dax started trading with profits…
Dax outlook: Despite all the crises: shares remain attractive
Frankfurt Stock Exchange Concerns about the economy have replaced concerns about inflation on the stock exchanges. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The lockdowns in China, the war in Ukraine and the interest…
The Future of the World Economy – Morning Briefing Plus
Today I am reporting from the Handelsblatt headquarters in Düsseldorf, in the middle of the final preparations for my trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos. It is a…
Crisis that “surpasses everything known so far”
Clemens Fuest The economist is concerned about the state of the global economy. (Photo: Imago Images) Growing faith in government, major economic risks, out of control inflation – rarely has…
Crisis that “surpasses everything known so far”
Clemens Fuest The economist is concerned about the state of the global economy. (Photo: Imago Images) Growing faith in government, major economic risks, out of control inflation – rarely has…