Loan interest rates for corporate customers in Germany are falling dramatically towards the zero line. According to the Barkow Consulting Corporate Credit Index, the interest rate on new loans with a five-year fixed interest period […]
At -44.1 the ZEW Index (August; economic expectations) was dramatically worse than expected (forecast was -27.8; previous month was -24.5). This is the worst figure since May 2010! The assessment of the current situation is […]
What a shock on a Tuesday morning! German wholesale prices, which are important indicators for consumer prices (inflation) alongside producer prices and import prices, are currently sliding into deflation! Earlier we had just published the […]
The automotive industry (German key industry) is currently engaged in profit revisions. Lower registration figures reduce profits, which at BMW, Daimler, VW and Conti in the first quarter were €8 billion. One third lower than […]
They are called penalty interest, or negative interest, or simply the negative bank deposit rate. For years it has been the most important argument of banks and savings banks in Germany to close branches, to […]
In addition to import prices and producer prices, wholesale prices are the third important leading indicator of how consumer prices (inflation) will turn out. It doesn’t always have to be this way, but it is […]
Prices for residential real estate continue to rise and rise. Still. Yesterday we discussed whether the current changes in the housing market (caps, laws, etc.) could cause stagnation from now on. This is quite possible. […]
Last week, Secretary of State for Development Gerd Müller (CSU) was in a little state of emergency. Germany continues to pay development aid to China. The country which, due to its rapid rise in the […]
Yesterday we already reported on the dramatic decline in incoming orders in the manufacturing sector. Early this morning the Federal Statistical Office published the latest data for German industrial production. To be precise the statisticians […]
The hope for a deal between the USA and China is disappearing more and more. It has already been priced in so often. Beijing made it clear at the weekend that the talks would only […]
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