Tag: interest
When debt is worth it: Negative real interest rates on loans
Status: 08/18/2021 11:32 a.m. The rapid rise in inflation is causing the real interest rate for installment loans to tumble into the negative. How consumers can benefit from it –…
Federal Constitutional Court: Tax interest unconstitutional from 2014 – economy
The high tax rates of six percent per year are unconstitutional in view of the ongoing low interest rate phase since 2014. This applies to interest on back tax payments…
China and Australia: no interest in more climate protection
Status: 08/10/2021 11:59 a.m. China is the largest producer of greenhouse gases, while Australia has one of the highest CO2 emission rates per capita. But even after the alarming report…
Flood current: Interest in elementary insurance – Panorama
After the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, insurance companies have shown a significantly higher level of interest in natural hazard insurance. The low pressure area Bernd reported Ergo-Versicherung…
ECB decision: no end to the zero interest rate policy in sight
Status: 07/22/2021 3:28 p.m. Despite rising prices and a recovering economy, there is still no end in sight to the ultra-loose monetary policy in the eurozone. The ECB is also…
Shiite leader al-Sadr: No interest in the parliamentary election
Status: 07/19/2021 3:18 p.m. The Shiite cleric al-Sadr is considered fickle, but has a large following in Iraq. Now he has announced that he will boycott the parliamentary elections –…
Potential conflict of interest: investigation against French Justice Minister
Status: 07/16/2021 4:57 p.m. The French judiciary has opened an investigation against Justice Minister Dupond-Moretti. The former defense attorney is said to have used his office to personally settle accounts…
Potential conflict of interest: investigation against French Justice Minister
Status: 07/16/2021 4:57 p.m. The French judiciary has opened an investigation against Justice Minister Dupond-Moretti. The former defense attorney is said to have used his office to personally settle accounts…
Key rate of 19 percent: Turkish key interest rate remains high
Status: 07/14/2021 2:38 p.m. In view of galloping inflation of recently 17.5 percent, the Turkish central bank left its key interest rate unchanged, as expected – at 19 percent. And…
Court ruling in Leipzig: Penalty interest permitted for new contracts
Status: 07/08/2021 2:18 p.m. Negative interest rates on current accounts for new and existing customers who change the account model are permitted according to a ruling by the Leipzig Regional…