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The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
Good morning everyone, I don’t know about you, but my pulse doesn’t automatically beat faster when we say in the conference: “Today we are doing something about the inverted yield…
Why the Russia sanctions are missing the mark
US President Joe Biden has described the current sanctions against Russia as “the most comprehensive sanctions regime ever imposed on a country in history”. That was true, but at the…
Why the Russia sanctions are missing the mark
US President Joe Biden has described the current sanctions against Russia as “the most comprehensive sanctions regime ever imposed on a country in history”. That was true, but at the…
“I think that’s a mistake”
Marcel Fratzscher The economist is surprisingly sharp in his criticism of the federal government’s industrial policy plans. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin The sun shines continuously into the office, which is…
Lindner feels confirmed in the budget dispute by the IMF
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance regularly pleads for thrift at traffic lights. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Washington At meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), German finance ministers often…
China’s exports are growing at an unexpectedly strong rate
Qingdao container port China’s exports post a surprise increase in March after five months. (Photo: dpa) Beijing China’s exports rose unexpectedly. Exports in March jumped 14.8 percent in US dollar…
“Russian impunity must finally end”: International outrage over beheading video
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President again called for Russian assets to be used to rebuild his country. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv A video allegedly showing the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner…
“The direction is right”: US inflation rate continues to decline
New York, Dusseldorf America’s central bankers would have liked clearer signals. But the US economy continues to be so inconsistent that the Fed could be forced to raise interest rates…
Lindner dissatisfied with weak IMF economic forecast for Germany
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The FDP politician does not expect a recession in Germany. (Photo: Getty Images) Washington Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner is dissatisfied with the IMF’s economic…
IMF sees global economy “in extremely uncertain situation”
Kristalina Georgieva The executive director of the International Monetary Fund is pessimistic about the future of the global economy. (Photo: dpa) Washington According to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund…
Inflation ‘number one problem’ in Europe
Port of Hamburg The global economy is recovering only very slowly due to the war in Ukraine and high inflation. (Photo: dpa) Washington The Europe Director of the International Monetary…
Farewell to Everest: EY cancels split
Good morning, dear readers, maybe it’s just not a good idea to name a project after a mountain that, according to US statistics, about one in three attempted climbs fail.…
Inflation ‘number one problem’ in Europe
Port of Hamburg The global economy is recovering only very slowly due to the war in Ukraine and high inflation. (Photo: dpa) Washington The Europe Director of the International Monetary…
According to the IMF, growth prospects “more gloomy than they have been for decades”
Kristalina Georgieva The executive director of the International Monetary Fund is pessimistic about the future of the global economy. (Photo: dpa) Washington According to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund…
According to the IMF, growth prospects “more gloomy than they have been for decades”
Michelin factory in France The IMF has downgraded its growth prospects for the euro zone for the coming year. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Washington According to forecasts by the International Monetary…
Lindner’s reform plan for EU debt rules has met with mixed responses
Christian Lindner The Federal Finance Minister has presented his own proposals for a reform of the EU debt rules. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Paris The federal government has received praise…
Dax closes little changed before Easter – focus on economic data
Dusseldorf Investors are holding back on the last trading day before the long Easter weekend. At the end of trading, the leading German index was up 0.5 percent at 15,598…
IMF presents weakest medium-term growth forecast since 1990
Container ship in Wilhelmshafen According to the IMF, an improvement in economic growth is not in sight for the time being. (Photo: dpa) Washington, Berlin The International Monetary Fund expects…
Why inflation in China is nowhere near as high as in the West
China has a stable currency Soldiers in Beijing: The Chinese population hardly has to worry about rising prices. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf China seems to live in a parallel world when…
Employee union accuses the ECB of bias to the detriment of employees
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The central bank’s position on wage developments is a matter of controversy. (Photo: IMAGO/Hannelore Föster) Frankfurt In the European Central Bank (ECB), the issue of wages…