The necessary German revival
Is the German model still the reference towards which Europeans wanted to move in the recent past? Not sure It rested on several pillars1– The Mittelstand at the heart of…
Philippe Waechter's blog
100 Years ago, German Hyperinflation
This morning while looking at an app on my phone, it says that in 1923, a century ago, a loaf of bread in Germany sold for 140 billion marks. This episode of hyperinflation is the…
Germany is struggling
The German economy will be in recession this year. The GDP figures go in this direction and the cyclical indicators do not give any signals contrary to it. Yet Germany was on…
In January, the business situation is robust in the Eurozone
The Markit index for the entire economy of the Euro zone dipped in January 2022. It stood at 52.4, losing almost one point compared to December. Economic activity continues to…
Coming this week (Jan 13-19) – What to keep in mind from last week ?
German growth, US Industrial Production, UK retail sales, Chinese external trade and industrial production, US Jolts, Retail sales and inflation rate in the US Highlights German GDP annual growth for…
What to expect this week ? December 9 to 15, 2019
UK general elections, Christine Lagarde first monetary policy meeting, the Fed pauses, ECB and Fed’s forecasts, German external trade, Chinese CPI Highlights The main point will be the UK general…
What to expect this week? November 11 to 17, 2019
Highlights GDP growth for the third quarter in Germany (Nov.14) and the ZEW survey for November (Nov.12)The industrial contraction during the third quarter and the fragility seen on the services…
The German saving rate doesn’t depend on the ECB interest rates
There is a lot of talks about the German savings rate, which is supposed to have increased recently in response to the drop in interest rates, notably the ECB rates.…