Tag: Inflation
Greed inflation myth? What can be learned from the margins of large corporations
inflation The margins of large corporations provide interesting insights. (Photo: dpa, Reuters, Imago [M]) Dusseldorf Inflation, which has been high since the Ukraine war, is reducing the trading margins of…
Logisticians are changing from drivers to victims of inflation
Container ship in the port of Hamburg As late as 2022, the high freight rates caused a lot of price increases. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf US President Joe Bilden complained last…
Markets bet against central banks – which scenarios are now possible
Frankfurt In the next few days things will happen in quick succession: the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will start what may be its last interest rate hike on Wednesday, and…
Price pressure in Germany decreases slightly
Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany continued to fall slightly in April. Consumer prices increased by 7.2 percent compared to the same month last year. This was announced by the…
Dax reacts positively to inflation numbers
Dusseldorf The German stock market remains undecided. On Friday, positive guidelines from the USA initially caused the leading index Dax to reach a high for the year, followed by disappointing…
Leading Inflation Data Tracked by FED Has Been Announced! How Did Bitcoin and the Dollar React?
The data on personal consumption expenditures, which are closely followed by the FED while making its decision to increase interest rates, and which are accepted as the leading inflation indicator,…
Price pressure in Germany decreases slightly
Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany continued to fall slightly in April. Consumer prices increased by 7.2 percent compared to the same month last year. This was announced by the…
Union EVG threatens the railway with weeks of strikes
Cologne Central Station during a strike The EVG had already twice called for strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin According to a media report, the railway union…
Union EVG threatens the railway with weeks of strikes
Cologne Central Station during a strike The EVG had already twice called for strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin According to a media report, the railway union…
Union EVG threatens the railway with weeks of strikes
Cologne Central Station during a strike The EVG had already twice called for strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin According to a media report, the railway union…
US economy grows less than expected in the first quarter
Battery manufacturing in Alabama In the USA, new figures on economic development have been presented. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) new York The US economy unexpectedly lost momentum in the first quarter.…
In the live stream: Investing in uncertain times
What is the right way for investors to invest in uncertain times? Turnaround in interest rates, inflation, the energy crisis and many other factors make it difficult to find an…
R+V-Versicherung struggles with a difficult market environment
Wiesbaden Despite a persistently difficult market environment, the cooperative R+V insurance company is satisfied with the start to 2023. In the German primary insurance business, premium income was EUR 5.8…
“We’ve never had it as good as today”
businesswomen The booming job market makes people happy with a job. (Photo: Getty Images) new York The inflation rate in the USA is currently five percent and in Germany it…
Russian economy will stagnate in 2023, Ukrainian will grow
Riga The sanctions imposed by the West are having a hard time on Russia’s economy – even if their effects are only slowly unfolding. This is the conclusion reached by…
Joe Biden is competing again – and fighting several risks at the same time
Joe Biden Numerous challenges await the Democrats in the election campaign. (Photo: dpa) Washington The day that Joe Biden announced his campaign for re-election made it clear how the US…
Biden is making a comeback — and fighting more than one risk
Joe Biden Numerous challenges await the Democrats in the election campaign. (Photo: dpa) Washington The day that Joe Biden announced his campaign for re-election made it clear how the US…
dr Oetker has increased prices – but cannot cover all additional costs
Head office of Dr. Oetker The food manufacturer from Bielefeld is struggling with rising costs. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf dr In 2022, Oetker again made more sales with pudding, baking ingredients,…
Ifo Index rises for the 6th time in a row – “Companies’ concerns are easing”
container port The German economy had shrunk by 0.4 percent at the end of 2022, also because of the energy crisis. (Photo: IMAGO/blickwinkel) Berlin The mood in the German economy…
This is how economists comment on the collective bargaining agreement
Marcel Fratzscher Fratzscher fears that the estimated additional costs of 17 billion euros as a result of the deal will be “a massive financial burden that will lead to further…