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In "To the point!", our chief economist Moritz Kraemer and his team take a close look at the global economy.

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The EU is shooting itself in the foot, again

26-04-2024 The Mercosur trade agreement needs to be adopted at last. Europe needs open markets.

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A postcard from Washington, D.C.

19-Apr-2024 Despite better IMF forecasts, there is little cause for optimism. Things are still not really running smoothly.

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Germany is saving the wrong way

12-Apr-2024 - German citizens are the savings champions but too risk-averse. It’s not because citizens wouldn’t know better.

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Trump reloaded: what to expect if he returns

05-Apr-2024 - The consequences are hard to predict, but they could be severe.

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Germany calls in sick

28-Mar-2024 - The high sickness rate is driving the economy into recession.

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Digitalization and market concentration

22-Mar-2024 - The trend towards global oligopolies challenges regulators.

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Germany’s pension reform is only the start

15-Mar-2024 - The new “generational capital” is only a homeopathic supplement.

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Germany's women in the part-time trap

08-Mar-2024 The gender pay gap in Europe's largest economy still persists.

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If Ukraine loses, the EU loses too

01-Mar-2024 The war in Ukraine enters its third year, and dark clouds are looming on the horizon.

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Germany's age of nuclear power is over

23-Feb-2024 Nuclear power would have been helpful as a transitional technology. A nuclear renaissance would be too expensive and too slow.

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Germany pulls plug on EU supply chain law

16-Feb-2024 Germany's backtracking on the European Supply Chain Act may have tarnished its reputation as a reliable partner in Europe.

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Postcard from Riyadh

09-Feb-2024 - Saudi Arabia is on a long road to modernization.

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Alice in Wonderland

02-Feb-2024 - The right-wing party AfD wants Germany to leave the EU.

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First ECB rate cut is likely in June

26-Jan-2024 - Inching towards monetary easing.

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Why a climate bonus would be a smart idea

19-Jan-2024 - Acceptance of German (climate) policy urgently needs support.

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German farmers exaggerate the protest

12-Jan-2024 - When gallows hang from tractors, a line has been crossed.

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Record on the German labor market

05-Jan-2024 - The German economy experienced a recession last year. Unimpressed, the labor market was still able to report a record.

To the point! - Archive 2023
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Chief Economist Dr Moritz Kraemer

With "To the point!", we contribute to the public discourse with empirically based business and economic assessments on a wide range of topics.

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