Tag: interest charges
Interest rates could rise soon
Joachim Nagel The President of the Bundesbank has good news for savers. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt In the view of Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel, the European Central Bank (ECB) may soon…
First oil price rise will drive inflation at least two years
Berlin The tense situation caused by the Ukraine war is causing oil prices to rise. In March, the oil price rose by around 20 percent. That jump in March will…
Why experts remain optimistic about the stock markets
Bronze sculpture of a bull in front of the German stock exchange The bull is a symbol of the uptrend in the stock markets. But how sustainable is the current…
What the ECB can and cannot do
ECB President Christine Lagarde In view of the high inflation, the central bank is coming under pressure. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Why aren’t monetary policymakers doing more to combat inflation? Consumers,…
Turkey’s inflation rate rises to more than 61 percent
Turkish lira Experts expect that the inflation rate will still be more than 50 percent at the end of the year. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul Turkish consumer prices rose more in…
Turkey’s inflation rate rises to more than 61 percent
Turkish lira Experts expect that the inflation rate will still be more than 50 percent at the end of the year. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul Turkish consumer prices rose more in…
Russia pays interest on seven bonds – litmus test to come
Central Bank of Russia The payments are seen as another test of whether the government in Moscow can meet its international obligations and serve investors. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin According to…
The corporation of the richest Russian cannot pay interest
Alexei Mordashov The Severstal founder and major shareholder is on the list of sanctioned Russian oligarchs. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The Severstal steel group has become the first Russian company since…
Economists question argument for low interest rates
Frankfurt Monetary policy is a topic for experts – and that applies all the more to the theoretical basis on which the central bankers justify their monetary policy. Because the…
Investors fear further interest rates for Russian bonds
central bank Interest of $66 million on a bond that runs until 2029 was initially due on Monday. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After the interest payment is before the next potential…
Investors hope for a “soft landing”
The New York Stock Exchange Investors are looking at how the rate hike is affecting US markets. (Photo: AP) New York, Frankfurt After the US Federal Reserve (Fed) hiked interest…
Biden and Putin in a duel of words – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
the horror in Ukraine, which has already driven three million people to flee, leads to a direct duel between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. All restraint is gone. For the…
Fed hikes rates by 0.25 percentage points: first hike since 2018
Frankfurt For the US Federal Reserve (Fed), this is the beginning of a new monetary policy strategy: It is raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a…
Payday in Moscow – Investors are waiting for interest payments
Russian rubles The depreciation of the currency renders interest payments in rubles worthless. (Photo: action press) Frankfurt It is only a relatively small sum, but it is crucial for Russia’s…
“We are experiencing a turning point here”
Joachim Nagel The new Bundesbank President sees himself as a team player in the Governing Council. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The new Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel expects the war in Ukraine…
“We are experiencing a turning point here”
Joachim Nagel The new Bundesbank President sees himself as a team player in the Governing Council. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The new Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel expects the war in Ukraine…
“We are experiencing a turning point here”
Frankfurt The new Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel expects the war in Ukraine and the sanctions to have a significant economic impact. “Now we are experiencing painfully how dependent we are…
ECB throttles bond purchases faster than planned
Christine Lagarde When making statements, the President of the ECB must always ensure that the risk premiums on the yields on government bonds of more heavily indebted countries do not…
ECB is curbing bond purchases faster than previously announced
ECB The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf The European Central Bank (ECB) wants to throttle its bond purchases faster than planned. The…
Chief economists raise forecasts significantly
Berlin, Frankfort The conflict with Russia and the rapidly rising energy prices are fueling concerns about a drastic increase in inflation: the chief economists of the twelve largest German banks…