Tag: Ifo Institute
Why the traffic light does not dare to reform
Spouse splitting Spouse splitting favors marriages in which one earns more and the other less. The greater the income difference, the greater the tax advantage. (Photo: Getty Images (3) )…
Why the traffic light does not dare to reform
Spouse splitting Spouse splitting favors marriages in which one earns more and the other less. The greater the income difference, the greater the tax benefit. (Photo: Getty Images (3) )…
Gross domestic product: German economy is shrinking
Berlin The German economy is weakening again: economic output fell in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to figures published by the Federal Statistical Office this Friday. Gross domestic product…
All power for Friedrich Merz – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
it works for Friedrich Merz, the new boss of the battered CDU. What could be better for an opposition leader than being reprimanded by the Foreign Minister for “pithy comments”?…
Washington’s Great Interest Rate Oracle – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
You can also overdo it with expectation management. There is probably no one left in the USA who, given seven percent inflation, does not expect interest rates to rise. But…
How big is the danger for the German economy?
Dusseldorf The mood in German companies has improved for the first time since June. The Ifo business climate index rose to 95.7 in January from 94.8 in December. While hospitality…
The new hesitation about compulsory vaccination – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Today the Bundestag is discussing a general obligation to vaccinate, and it can be felt that the enthusiasm for this has waned. This also applies to the economy, as opinion…
Ifo business climate increases
VW plant in Hanover The expectations of German companies for the coming six months have risen. (Photo: dpa) Munich The mood in the German economy surprisingly improved at the beginning…
Rebellion against “green nuclear power” – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Aggression promotes aggression promotes aggression – the logic of every conflict can be observed in the case of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has 8,500 soldiers on increased readiness against…
The scarce commodity of the PCR tests – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
If you read the current agency reports from top German politicians about their Corona policy, you will notice two types. Some reject easing, the second are against tightening. So it…
What the Fed meeting means for the stock market
Jerome Powell The Fed chair will hold a press conference after the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt Many investors have had a black week. The US stock…
Government significantly lowers growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent
Berlin The federal government is lowering its growth forecast significantly. For the current year, she only expects growth in gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.6 percent, as the Handelsblatt learned…
The Long Shadow over the Pope – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
if “image” praises, then right. So on April 20, 2005 it said: “We are Pope!” Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had just been elected head of the Catholic Church. But what do…
Joe Biden’s one-year self-praise – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
this wake-up service is about successful people who have made it – and who suddenly have scratches on their paintwork. A little piece about crises that come suddenly. Let’s start…
What the turning point in interest rates means
Federal eagle in front of the plenary hall of the Bundestag Investors will get interest again if they lend money to the federal government over the long term. (Photo: dpa)…
Inflation is increasingly unsettling consumers
Food Food cost an average of 6.0 percent more in December. (Photo: imago images/Jochen Tack) Berlin The rising prices for many goods in Germany are increasingly burdening consumers. According to…
Federal bond: Fuest sees “great symbolic value”
Clemens Fuest The economist Clemens Fuest heads the Ifo Institute in Munich and calls on the ECB to scale back its bond purchases more quickly. (Photo: Imago Images) Berlin The…
China’s response to Omicron threatens international trade
Berlin, Beijing An opaque fence several meters high, barbed wire, security forces, a police car – when you see the Kunlun Hotel in the heart of Beijing, you might think…
China’s response to Omicron threatens international trade
Berlin, Beijing An opaque fence several meters high, barbed wire, security forces, a police car – when you see the Kunlun Hotel in the heart of Beijing, you might think…
Hubertus Heil causes irritation
Today, Heil’s party friend Olaf Scholz is the head of the Chancellery. And the Minister of Labor sees an opportunity for a new attempt at his project: “I am in…