Tag: Economic and financial policy
Cuckoo clocks are no longer in demand – economy
The production of wristwatches, wall clocks, cuckoo clocks or alarm clocks has declined significantly in recent years, as the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden announced with a view to the…
Christian Lindner: There is an 18 billion hole in the budget – economy
Almost two weeks have passed since the big bang with which Christian Lindner shattered the schedule for preparing the 2024 budget. However, anyone who believed that the shock could prove…
Credit Suisse and UBS: Two banks, one problem, eleven questions and answers – Economy
From Meike Schreiber and Markus Zydra The long rescue weekends in financial crises always have one thing in common: the Monday when the stock exchanges open again gives the answer…
Federal government takes action against tax tricks by multinational corporations
From Claus Hulverscheidt, Berlin After years of worldwide debate, the federal government is getting serious about the fight against tax trickery by large corporations. This emerges from a bill by…
Despite the takeover by UBS: Credit Suisse wants to pay out bonuses
Credit Suisse has assured its employees that promised bonuses and wage increases will continue to be paid. After the emergency takeover of the bank by its rival UBS, the institute…
Gold price: Credit Suisse drama drives investors into gold and Bitcoin – Economy
Investors are turning to gold and bitcoin in search of alternative investments. The ongoing uncertainty on the financial markets drove the price of gold above the US$ 2,000 mark for…
Credit Suisse: There has never been a lack of megalomania – opinion
The credibility is gone, but so is the profit: UBS takes over its struggling rival Credit Suisse – with unpredictable consequences. The misery tells a lot about Switzerland and its…
Fiscal Policy: One of the most momentous bankruptcies in American history
Anyone who wants to understand the current banking crisis should look back to September 14, 2008. A legendary meeting in Manhattan has repercussions to this day. source site
Ifo Institute warns of tough EU response to Biden’s climate protection package – Economy
From Claus Hulverscheidt, Berlin Complain? Negotiate? Or pay back in the same coin? In the dispute over US President Joe Biden’s multi-billion climate protection package, the Ifo Institute has warned…
Habeck no longer wants to touch excess profits despite unclear data – economy
From Boris Herrmann and Claus Hulverscheidt, Berlin The word “risk-prone” sounds as if it could only come from Robert Habeck. And indeed, the economics minister introduced it into the discourse…