Tag: interest charges
This is how ECB President Lagarde explains the new rate hike in the euro area
The ECB raised its forecasts for the development of inflation in the euro area, especially for core inflation adjusted for energy and food prices. A value of 5.1 instead of…
Questions about inflation and the turnaround in interest rates
Dusseldorf The persistently high level of inflation and the continued rise in interest rates are unsettling the markets. How will the current monetary policy affect the stability of the financial…
Dax closes slightly in the red – Auto1 benefits from a US forecast
Frankfurt German investors are holding back a bit on Friday. The most important indices show only moderate changes. At the close of trading, the leading index Dax was down 0.3…
Return to 2% level will ‘take quite a while’
Marcus Brunnermeier The economist is of the opinion that Germany’s ecological restructuring will drive inflation even further. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Markus Brunnermeier is currently in Japan for research purposes: There…
German stocks start weaker on Friday
Frankfurt German stocks start Friday trading with little movement. The Dax was calculated little changed in the late morning with a minus of 0.1 percent at around 15,970 points. On…
German stocks start weaker on Friday
Frankfurt German stocks start Friday trading with little movement. The Dax was down 0.1 percent in the morning at 15,970 points. On a day without significant news from the company,…
German economy will not grow again until 2024 – inflation slows investment and consumption
Dusseldorf The Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) has revised its economic expectations for 2023 and 2024 downwards. The HRI now expects a decline in German economic output of 0.7 percent for…
“Von der Leyen has gambled away”: Rising interest rates put a strain on the EU budget
Brussels In the Ukraine war and in the fight against the energy crisis, the EU mobilized billions – and thinned out its own budget. Now there is another stress factor…
Fed director hints at interest rate pause in June
Phillip Jefferson According to the Fed director, such a pause after the series of increases would allow the monetary authorities to view further economic data. (Photo: Reuters) Washington According to…
German inflation falls to 6.1 percent in May
Checkout in the supermarket The price increase in Germany has recently slowed down somewhat. (Photo: IMAGO/Martin Wagner) Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany fell significantly more than expected in May.…
The ECB is concerned about these risks for the financial system
Frankfurt The bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bank in the USA and the problems of the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse have fueled fears of a new global financial crisis.…
It’s up to governments to get inflation under control, not central banks
European Central Bank in Frankfurt In his book, the author strongly criticizes the ECB for not having enough resources to combat inflation. (Photo: imago images/Hans Lucas) Dusseldorf Bundesbank President Joachim…
Deposits rise to 535 billion euros
The Frankfurt banking skyline For a long time, time deposits were not attractive for either savers or banks. That changed radically after the turnaround in interest rates. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
This is what investors should know about capital gains tax
Tax rules for investors What’s with the Taxation of income at home and abroad, ETFs and funds, life insurance or crypto coins important? Innovations that investors should know. (Photo: Imago)…
Why banks and customers are staying longer again
The Frankfurt banking skyline For a long time, time deposits were not attractive for either savers or banks. That changed radically after the turnaround in interest rates. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Why banks and customers are staying longer again
The Frankfurt banking skyline For a long time, time deposits were not attractive for either savers or banks. That changed radically after the turnaround in interest rates. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Interest rates rise – five percent possible
Euro bills and coins According to the experts, it is becoming increasingly unacceptable that a large number of banks and savings banks still pay no interest at all for call…
Interest rates rise – five percent possible
Euro bills and coins According to the experts, it is becoming increasingly unacceptable that a large number of banks and savings banks still pay no interest at all for call…
Dutch central bank governor: “Need more rate hikes”
Klaas Knot The head of the Dutch central bank considers further rate hikes to be likely. (Photo: Bloomberg) Paris The head of the Dutch central bank, Klaas Knot, expects interest…
Jean-Claude Trichet sees no return to the low-inflation era
Jean Claude Trichet The Frenchman was President of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2003 to 2011. (Photo: imago/Independent Photo Agency) Frankfurt As its second president, Jean-Claude Trichet led the…