Tag: Marcel Fratzscher
Half full or half empty glass? – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
On Boxing Day I once again experienced what, for lack of a better term, I like to call the “Germany feeling”: A long freeway drive back from relatives. The names…
DIW boss Marcel Fratzscher warns of a difficult year
Rarely in the past few decades have we looked at a new year with so much uncertainty, worry and fear as we do today. We are in the middle of…
Economists urge government to act quickly
Appointment as Federal Chancellor Berlin Following the election of Olaf Scholz (SPD) as the new Federal Chancellor, leading economists are urging the new government to act immediately. In addition to…
Marcel Fratzscher & Volker Wieland on inflation
Volker Wieland and Marcel Fratzscher (from left) DIW President Fratzscher considers the high rate of inflation to be a temporary phenomenon, while Wieland’s economy warns that inflation is setting in…
Marcel Fratzscher & Volker Wieland on inflation
Volker Wieland and Marcel Fratzscher (from left) DIW President Fratzscher considers the high rate of inflation to be a temporary phenomenon, while Wieland’s economy warns that inflation is setting in…
Reduced VAT on energy and fuels
CSU chairman Markus Söder “The traffic light is required to act quickly,” says the CSU chairman. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of the sharp rise in prices, the CSU chairman…
A new decision will be made about these top economists
Economists for the top positions Among others, Claudia Buch, Marcel Fratzscher and Isabelle Schnabel (from left) are traded for the top positions. (Photo: imago / Team 2) Berlin When Jens…
Which candidates could succeed Weidmann?
Isabell Schnabel, Marcel Fratscher, Jörg Kukies, Claudia Buch One of the four could succeed Jens Weidmann at the helm of the Bundesbank. Frankfurt The departure of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann…
An exception rule in the Basic Law would be the right way out
The author Sebastian Dullien is Scientific Director of the Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research at the Hans Böckler Foundation. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Over the past week…
Constitutional lawyers consider the reserve unconstitutional
Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock (both Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP), from left to right The exploratory paper presented on Friday contains various spending requests – as well…
Constitutional lawyers consider the reserve unconstitutional
Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock (both Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP), from left to right The exploratory paper presented on Friday contains various spending requests – as well…
SPD push to circumvent the debt brake
Berlin With a view to a possible traffic light coalition, the SPD left is now making a push to finance the planned projects. “The traffic light should agree on the…
SPD push to bypass the debt brake
Berlin With a view to a possible traffic light coalition, the SPD left is now making a push to finance the planned projects. “Central to the future of our country…
Debt brake: Reserves through debts: A possible “liberation blow” for the financial policy of the traffic light
The idea of using the currently suspended debt brake to build up a reserve is apparently well received by the SPD and FDP. But the proposal raises questions. .source site
Scandal in the VW supervisory board – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In general terms, electromobility is the key to the future of automotive engineering. The apologists’ eyes always light up when it comes to the “clean” way of moving forward. But…
ECB director distances herself from giving the all-clear
Fuel prices are rising At the gas station, inflation can be seen at a glance. (Photo: dpa) Not a day goes by without the risk of inflation increasing. On Tuesday…
The Oil Price Shock and Other Dangers – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Inflation is also a consequence of expectations – and these are currently such that everyone is expecting inflation. How can it be otherwise when the barrel of oil suddenly costs…
“Green inflation” is right and important, according to Fratzscher
Berlin Concerns about stagflation, i.e. high inflation combined with weak growth, are making the rounds in Germany. Companies have great problems getting up-front services as global supply chains are broken…
Interference on the short wave – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The Union never thought much of “post-heroism”. She was committed to the “heroism of election day”, so she paid homage to Angela Merkel when she was still the queen of…
More confidence in the market and competition
It is time for a “new, modern regulatory policy”, one should reform the state and its institutions and give them more space in our economic system in order to strengthen…