Tag: RWI
Advisory Council lowers growth forecast significantly to 1.8 percent
Berlin The German Council of Economic Experts has revised its economic forecast significantly downwards. In their current forecast, the “economic experts” are only assuming growth in German gross domestic product…
Between 2.2 and 3.1 percent growth: Ifo Institute lowers forecast
Hamburg container port The researchers expect up to 6.1 percent inflation. (Photo: IMAGO/Laci Perenyi) Munich According to the Ifo Institute, the consequences of the war in Ukraine will significantly slow…
Between 2.2 and 3.1 percent growth: Ifo Institute lowers forecast
Hamburg container port The researchers expect up to 6.1 percent inflation. (Photo: IMAGO/Laci Perenyi) Munich According to the Ifo Institute, the consequences of the war in Ukraine will significantly slow…
Prices up 25 percent
Compressor station for Russian natural gas Natural gas cost 125.4 percent more than in February 2021. (Photo: dpa) Berlin German manufacturers continue to raise their prices at record speed. Producer…
How the Ukraine war is affecting the economy
container port According to Eurostat, the economic output of the euro zone at the end of last year was 0.2 percent higher than before the start of the corona pandemic…
Die neue Vermessung der Inflation
Berlin Die Preisentwicklung kennt nur eine Richtung, nämlich nach oben. Es zeichnet sich bereits ein düsteres Szenario ab. Der vom Handelsblatt mit der Technischen Universität (TU) Dortmund entwickelte Inflations-Index, kurz…
Why the traffic light does not dare to reform
Spouse splitting Spouse splitting favors marriages in which one earns more and the other less. The greater the income difference, the greater the tax advantage. (Photo: Getty Images (3) )…
Why the traffic light does not dare to reform
Spouse splitting Spouse splitting favors marriages in which one earns more and the other less. The greater the income difference, the greater the tax benefit. (Photo: Getty Images (3) )…
Gross domestic product: German economy is shrinking
Berlin The German economy is weakening again: economic output fell in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to figures published by the Federal Statistical Office this Friday. Gross domestic product…
Government significantly lowers growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent
Berlin The federal government is lowering its growth forecast significantly. For the current year, she only expects growth in gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.6 percent, as the Handelsblatt learned…
To whom does the basic child benefit benefit?
Stroller parade The traffic light coalition wants to give low-income families more support. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The new Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Anne Spiegel (Greens), described the introduction of…
Corona: The economy in Germany is shrinking
Berlin The Chancellor is optimistic about the corona pandemic. “Yes, it will get better,” said Olaf Scholz (SPD) in his first government statement in the Bundestag. But it will not…
Corona: The economy in Germany is shrinking
Berlin The Chancellor is optimistic about the corona pandemic. “Yes, it will get better,” said Olaf Scholz (SPD) in his first government statement in the Bundestag. But it will not…
Supply chains worldwide at risk: supply chain problems are worsening
Berlin World trade is currently hit twice as hard. While the supply chains are suffering from the consequences of the previous pandemic waves, the Omikron virus variant is now being…
Supply chains worldwide at risk: supply chain problems are worsening
Berlin World trade is currently hit twice as hard. While the supply chains are suffering from the consequences of the previous pandemic waves, the Omikron virus variant is now being…
New federal government: The big traffic light check: What the coalition is planning and how economists judge it
The coalition agreement is there, but what does it actually say? An overview of the traffic light’s plans in key policy areas and how experts rate them. .source site
What the future traffic light government can score with economists
Berlin Just as politicians of different orientations were able to agree in the traffic light coalition, economists of different schools of thought also endorse the contents of the coalition agreement.…
Compulsory vaccination: when, if not now?
On July 13 of this year, the Robert Koch Institute reported 646 new corona cases for the previous day – and on the same day, Chancellor Angela Merkel refused any…
Damper causes insecure cash position
In the usual good mood, Altmaier presented the board with the expected development of the gross domestic product (GDP). But to announce good news for goodbye, Altmaier was not really…
Economic damper causes insecure cash position
In the usual good mood, Altmaier presented the board with the expected development of the gross domestic product (GDP). But to announce good news for goodbye, Altmaier was not really…