Tag: Paul Krugman
Why economists are reassessing inflation – and what that means for politics
inflation The price increase for food was 21.8 percent in 2022. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Despite sharply rising energy prices, disrupted supply chains and capacity bottlenecks, the past few years have…
Market turbulence prompts debate over pace of rate hikes
Denver Charles Evans was the first to step out of the cover: It’s time for the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to slow down the pace of interest rate hikes, he…
Olaf Scholz and the false fears of deglobalization
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his weekly column. You can reach him at [email protected] (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy)…
President Orban keeps little distance from Russia
Christopher Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone interested…
Is Germany using double standards when it comes to the energy embargo?
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his weekly column. You can reach him at [email protected]. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy)…
What to expect at the Fed meeting
New York, Frankfurt The stock markets are in fear mode: On Wall Street, the market-wide leading index S&P 500 has lost more than seven percent since the beginning of the…
There is an untapped remedy to the ever-increasing inflation
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his column every week. You can reach him at [email protected]. (Photo: Klawe…
Economists Krugman and Summers on reasons for the price surge
Berlin The current inflation debate can be summed up with a bon mot from Kurt Tucholsky: “The people get most things wrong, but most of them feel right.” While economists…