Tag: IMF
Budget dispute in the coalition – no additional money in sight
Christian Lindner (FDP, left) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) The current tax estimate does not open up any new leeway for the finance minister. (Photo: IMAGO/Frank Ossenbrink) Berlin Christian Lindner (FDP)…
Annalena Baerbock calls for a global target for the expansion of renewables
Annalena Bärbock The German Foreign Minister calls for a return to a path towards the 1.5 degree target. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is aiming for a…
Approach and deterrence – the contradictory China course of the USA
US President Joe Biden His statements on whether or not the bans on technology exports are intended to harm China are contradictory. (Photo: HAIYUN JIANG/The NewYorkTimes/Redux/laif) Washington The most powerful…
“It’s good when everyone is a little dissatisfied”
Stockholm Christian Lindner appeared in good spirits in front of the cameras in the conference center at Stockholm Airport. He was once again the center of attention at the meeting…
Swedish banks are demonstrating strength – but the danger has not yet been averted
Stockholm Turbulence in the real estate market had led to fears that northern European banks could come under pressure because of their large exposure to commercial but also residential real…
Habeck wants additional money for the price of industrial electricity – but Lindner refuses
Christian Lindner (FDP) and Robert Habeck (Greens) A new dispute breaks out between the two ministers over the industrial electricity price. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin A new dispute over the federal…
“Germany must not become a permanent blocker in Brussels” – this is how the debt dispute is dividing Europe
Christian Lindner Lindner has reservations about the debt sustainability analysis. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Paris The federal government rejects the reform proposals of the EU Commission for the European debt…
The EU Commission wants to save the Stability Pact
Brussels Christian Lindner left no stone unturned, he also published an article for the “Financial Times” on Tuesday. However, the Federal Minister of Finance’s efforts to force the EU Commission…
High interest rates depress UK commercial property values
View of London Many offices in the City of London are empty. Even after the pandemic, employees prefer to work from home. (Photo: Reuters) London When Winchester House, for many…
This is how the most important financiers look at the market
Construction site Because fewer and fewer Germans want to build, the Pfandbrief banks granted fewer real estate loans in 2022 than in the previous year. (Photo: obs) Frankfurt Interest rate…
The EU wants to hold Putin accountable for the Ukraine war
Brussels Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis has long been seen in Brussels as a man of soft tones, as a cautiously weighing intellectual. But Russia’s war against…
FDP opposes CDU plans with party congress decision
Berlin The FDP wants to underpin its rejection of any tax increases. The party executive wants to decide on a corresponding emergency application for the upcoming federal party conference on…
FDP opposes CDU plans with party congress decision
Berlin The FDP wants to underpin its rejection of any tax increases. The party executive wants to decide on a corresponding emergency application for the upcoming federal party conference on…
Budget policy: EU Commission rejects Lindner
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The federal government had proposed that highly indebted euro countries be subject to a uniform minimum requirement for annual debt reduction. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels…
Sign of hope from China
Beijing It is mainly catch-up effects that are driving Chinese growth. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Beijing After the end of the strict zero-Covid policy, the Chinese economy grew faster than economists…
Core inflation likely to weaken ahead of the summer break
Joachim Nagel The Bundesbank boss expects that further rate hikes will be necessary. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Bundesbank boss Joachim Nagel assumes that core inflation will weaken before the summer holidays.…
Core inflation likely to weaken ahead of the summer break
Joachim Nagel The head of the Bundesbank expects that further interest rate hikes will be necessary. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Bundesbank boss Joachim Nagel assumes that core inflation will weaken before…
Central banks are partly to blame for inflation
The British economist Charles Goodhart recognized in the 1970s that “as soon as a government tries to control certain financial indicators, they become useless as indicators of economic trends”. The…
“Not out of the woods yet”
Gita Gopinath “I think we’re not out of the woods yet and that energy prices could go up again.” (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a…
“Only green investments are not enough”
Gita Gopinath “I think we’re not out of the woods yet and that energy prices could go up again.” (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a…