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View of the hustle and bustle of a stock exchange
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The Earth is not enough for humanity

From today on, we live on credit.

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Postcard from the island of Rhodes

How Greece transformed from a bankrupt state to a growth champion.

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The next act in the trade drama unfolds

After successfully pushing his "One Big Beautiful Bill" through Congress, Donald Trump is now setting the stage for the next act in the tariff drama.

The euro symbol as a sculpture
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The ECB celebrates – and for good reason

Inflation is now firmly under control.

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Germany’s federal spending spree

From fiscal saint to sinner.

Demolition of the cooling towers of the nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld Bavaria Germany
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Nuclear energy: the undead power source

Why a German nuclear revival would be expensive and unhelpful.

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One Big Beautiful Bill: this could end badly

Trump is putting the funding of the gargantuan US-deficit in jeopardy.

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Postcard from Singapore

The prioritization of education bears fruit in the city-state.

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Are the Germans too lazy, Mr. Chancellor?

Indeed, low working hours contribute to economic stagnation.

Russia Moscow Kremlin
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Russia: the economic wheels are coming off

Why Wladimir Putin's economic miracle is faltering.

The dried out riverbed of the Rhine in Cologne, Germany
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Climate policy must remain a priority

The new German coalition lacks vision and drive in climate policy.

Germany Reichstag with flag
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New government, new hope

Chancellor Merz is doomed to succeed, and it might actually work!

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Germany's Shadow Economy

Undeclared work is growing, but remains moderate.

To the point

Postcard from Washington, D.C.

Erratic US-policymaking overshadows the Spring Meetings.

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„We are not in Kansas anymore”!

Trump is sawing off the branch on which the U.S. economy sits.

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Germany’s coalition: A mixed bag

The agreement is better than feared, but not as good as secretly hoped.

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Crunch time in Berlin

The German coalition negotiations are in their decisive phase.

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Is a German public debt tsunami looming?

Perhaps, perhaps not: the devil is, once again, in the details.

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Mar-a-Lago Accord

A phantom menace - Unorthodox and highly dangerous ideas to weaken the dollar.

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No additional debt for defense

The costs of rearmament must be distributed fairly.

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Equal Pay Day in Germany

The gender pay gap remains significant in Germany.

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Reforming the debt brake: Now or never!

The German federal election has dramatically altered the landscape.

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Germany on the eve of elections – part 2

Potential coalitions and post-election scenarios.

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Germany on the eve of elections – part 1

Electoral manifestos and growth: What the parties offer

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Trump in MAGA turbo mode

Europe must brace for impact.

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Germany's contentious social benefits

Fact checking the controversy about the citizen’s allowance.

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Choose your parents wisely!

In Germany, parental background heavily influences skill levels.

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Climate change accelerates

The German federal election must not only focus on the economy.

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A postcard from Austria

Austria’s political debacle and its lessons for Germany.

To the point

Germany's long road to the here and now

The country’s economic structure fits ever less into the 21st century.

Research studies

Germany’s brakes on growth: the full picture

Germany's economic weakness is the expression of fundamental structural changes.

Understanding Markets

Stagnation in ESG capital market financing?

After years of growth, the market for sustainability-related capital market financing stagnated in 2023 - is the hype over?

Research studies

Trump reloaded - what we have to reckon with

According to LBBW Research, European and especially German companies would be among the main sufferers of Donald Trump's re-election as US President.

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