Tag: interest charges
There is interest again – yay? – Business
Does anyone remember negative interest rates today? It was a previously unknown phenomenon that turned the world upside down for savers, investors and banks in Germany for eight years, from…
IW study: Rents continue to rise – economy
The rise in residential rents in Germany has accelerated again after a phase of relatively moderate growth. According to data from the German Economic Institute (IW), in the third quarter…
Higher interest rates on life insurance – Economy
comment by Herbert Fromme For years, life insurance rates have only been going down. Now there are signs of a turnaround: Some companies are crediting their customers more. The Versicherungskammer…
ING chief believes inflation will fall again soon – Economy
Unusually optimistic for a banker: the head of the ING Group, Steven van Rijswijk, believes that inflation will soon fall again and warns the ECB not to raise interest rates…
Real estate group Adler solves one problem, many remain – economy
The good mood seems to be gone again at the badly hit and highly indebted real estate group Adler. The company had recently gained some breathing space and, above all,…
Investment: A curve predicts the economic downturn
On the stock exchange, an accurate crisis indicator lights up red – and is lower than it has been for 30 years. In the past, it was always followed by…
Investment: A curve predicts the economic downturn
On the stock exchange, an accurate crisis indicator lights up red – and is lower than it has been for 30 years. In the past, it was always followed by…
KfW new construction funding is delayed – economy
Building a house used to be easier. Rapidly increasing interest on loans and construction costs, plus the prospect of falling real estate prices, in general: the uncertainty. And the federal…
Financial markets: bankers’ composure could be deceptive
In the past, one crisis came first, then the next. Today everything is superimposed. The financial industry is still relaxed – but the Bundesbank is already warning of risks. source…
Deutsche Bank boss Sewing: “There is no textbook for this crisis” – Economy
Interviewed by Caspar Busse and Lisa Nienhaus Christian Sewing has been in business long enough. He knows crisis. When the financial crisis broke out in Manhattan in 2008, he was…