Tag: interest charges
Crisis in the real estate market threatens financial stability
For sale sign from an estate agent in London Gloomy prospects: The real estate market in Great Britain is shaking. (Photo: Bloomberg) London The crisis in the UK property market…
Real estate prices fall again in December – industry expects further decline in 2023
Munich Prices are also falling in the Bavarian capital. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The fall in prices on the real estate market is becoming increasingly clear: the house price index of…
The central bank still has to raise interest rates significantly and steadily
Isabel Schnabel The director of the ECB calls for more environmental awareness at the bank. (Photo: imago images / Reiner Zensen) Stockholm According to Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel, the…
Trade Republic courts new customers with interest on call money
Trade Republic The company offers its customers interest on call money. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Trade Republic is launching a new offer: as the first German neo-broker, the company is now…
German inflation falls surprisingly sharply to 8.6 percent
gas station in the morning In November, the inflation rate in Germany was still 10.0 percent. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany fell significantly in December compared to…
German inflation falls surprisingly sharply to 8.6 percent
gas station in the morning In November, the inflation rate in Germany was still 10.0 percent. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany fell significantly in December compared to…
German inflation falls surprisingly sharply to 8.6 percent
gas station in the morning In November, the inflation rate in Germany was still 10.0 percent. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany fell significantly in December compared to…
Debt is antisocial for our children and grandchildren
Christian Lindner Citizens can only trust that the finance minister will remain true to his policy of sound finances. That’s what it looks like, and that’s a good thing. (Photo:…
Storage fee for emergencies an option
Commerzbank The bank does not want to completely give up the instrument of a custody fee. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Commerzbank board member Thomas Schaufler does not want to completely give…
Bank of Japan shocks markets with strategy change
Bank of Japan The Japanese central bank had always emphasized that it was the only major central bank in the world to maintain its strategy of extremely loose monetary policy…
Bank of Japan shocks markets with strategy change
Tokyo With an unexpected change of strategy, the Japanese central bank sent shock waves through the markets on Tuesday. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to ease the range of…
Bank of Japan shocks markets with strategy change
Tokyo With a surprising change of strategy, the Japanese central bank sent shock waves through the markets on Tuesday. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to ease the range of…
Short sellers are exiting bets against bank stocks worldwide
A man outside a Bank of America branch Professionals recently reduced their short exposure to the major US bank by $940 million. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The mood on the stock…
ECB raises key interest rates by a further 0.5 percentage points
The ECB has further increased interest rates in the euro area. It raised the key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 2.5 percent. The currently even more important interest…
Five lessons for the Fed and ECB
The year of inflation 2022 is coming to an end. And as if ordered, the percentages are softening somewhat, allowing central banks such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and…
Christine Lagarde at the press conference
Lagarde once again outlines the most important details for the reduction of the balance sheet: On the one hand, the reduction begins in March 2023. On the other hand, the…
Christine Lagarde at the press conference
Lagarde once again outlines the most important details for the reduction of the balance sheet: On the one hand, the reduction begins in March 2023. On the other hand, the…
ECB raises key interest rates by a further 0.5 percentage points
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt In the fight against inflation, the central bank is counting on further interest rate hikes. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The European Central Bank (ECB) continues to raise…
Christine Lagarde at the press conference
Now it’s about what advice Lagarde has regarding the further interest rate development delivers. There is a lively debate among economists as to when the “terminal rate” has been reached,…
SNB doubles interest rate to 1.0 percent
SNB The central bank has raised interest rates again. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Zurich The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is raising interest rates for the third time in a row…