Tag: Ifo Institute
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…
Global Economy: It’s getting critical
Dusseldorf The global economy is in a precarious position. Economic researchers are lowering their forecasts almost every week – the German economy is on the brink of recession and things…
Saving energy against Putin – which measures can help
Robert Habeck “The cheapest and most efficient contribution to more independence is less energy consumption.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Saving energy in order to become independent of Russian energy: That is…
Lockdown, inflation and downturn: global economy is at risk
Container ship reaches Bremerhaven Goods are shipped worldwide. But supply chain problems, lockdowns and inflation are shaking the global economy. (Photo: dpa) Beijing, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The bad news for…
“The big increase in costs is yet to come”: the construction industry fears massive slumps
Workers on construction site According to surveys, material bottlenecks in construction have once again become significantly worse. 64 percent of the companies expect further price increases. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf “There’s…
The world economy is in danger
Container ship reaches Bremerhaven Goods are shipped worldwide. But supply chain problems, lockdowns and inflation are shaking the global economy. (Photo: dpa) Beijing, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The bad news for…
Record order backlog in German industry
Electric car production in Saxony The range of orders is particularly large in the automotive industry. (Photo: dpa) Munich German industry is struggling with replenishment problems – which has long…
The NRW election will be dangerous for Olaf Scholz
Shortly before the elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, the two top candidates met on WDR yesterday evening for their only TV duel and personal showdown: Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) and…
Economist Martin Werding is to become a member
Economist Martin Werding Mental father of the “share pension”. (Photo: imago images/Jürgen Heinrich) Berlin When Olaf Scholz, who was still an SPD candidate for chancellor at the time, verbally beat…
18 jobs with a home office and a salary of up to 100,000 euros
Happy in the home office Since the pandemic, many jobs can also be done from home – and with good pay. (Photo: Good Faces on unsplash) Dusseldorf The home office…
German economy is bunkering for fear of delivery bottlenecks
Dusseldorf Procurement difficulties and concerns about material shortages are driving demand from manufacturers of industrial primary products such as steel, semiconductors and plastics. Numerous companies from the relevant sectors are…
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…
Industrial orders drop unexpectedly sharply after the outbreak of war
Industry The drop in orders is primarily due to significantly fewer orders from abroad. (Photo: obs) Berlin In the first month after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, German industry…
China’s corona policy is weighing on the economy
Container port in Shanghai Concerns about a slump in the Chinese economy are growing. (Photo: dpa) Beijing The ongoing corona lockdowns in China are causing local business in European companies…
After the start of the war, exports fall much more than expected
Port in Qingdao Exports to China also fell by 4.3 percent. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the first month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, German exports fell more than they…
How companies are exacerbating the bottlenecks
steel production After a small setback at the turn of the year, prices climbed to a new record high. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart 19 percent more sales at BASF, 44…
How companies are exacerbating the bottlenecks
steel production After a small setback at the turn of the year, prices climbed to a new record high. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart 19 percent more sales at BASF, 44…
German economy grows slightly at the beginning of 2022
Berlin The Ukraine war almost drove Germany into a technical recession. Economic output in the first quarter grew by 0.2 percent, as the Federal Statistical Office announced on Friday. The…
Experts expect a maximum of 16,200 points
stock chart The Dax is still around 15 percent from its all-time high achieved in November 2021. (Photo: Taxi Japan/Getty Images) Frankfurt The good news first: Despite all the uncertainties…
“Never trading with Russia again is strategic nonsense”
Dusseldorf In view of the war in Ukraine, Ifo President Clemens Fuest advocates a thorough analysis of German foreign trade relations from a geopolitical perspective. However, he warns politicians against…