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The GDP growth in the Eurozone is dropping like a stone, therefore, the ECB will soon come-up with several monetary measures to help growth, but investors must believe that the medicine works.
Points of View & Perspectives
April, 2019
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8 April
German economy in further deterioration
It was announced that new factory orders in Germany dropped 4.2 pct. in February compared to January. It sounds like a pretty serious downward move, and it is, especially because economists initially expected a small increase of +0.3 pct. It has to be said, that it’s a month-on-month comparison which makes the swings more volatile, which is often the case …
March, 2019
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18 March
The relieved Hong Kong
In mid-February, China’s government announced the plan for the Greater Bay Area where Hong Kong also is included.
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11 March
China’s economy remains exciting
China is more exciting than usual these days. The party congress has approved a range of new stimulus initiatives that should prevent the GDP growth from dropping too much. Really interesting is the VAT and tax relief for corporations, where the financial market initially expected a total relief of around 1,400 billion yuan, but will turn out to be as …
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4 March
The US recession that never will come
It has been an ongoing discussion since last August as to when the US economy will enter a recession, though it seems it will take something big to knockout the world’s largest economy.
February, 2019
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27 February
China’s missing baby boom
With fewer babies currently being born in China compared to earlier years, it is expected to affect demographic development in the long-run, but it will immediately impact the Chinese consumption pattern.
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27 February
Another dove in the flock
Dutch central bank governor Klaas Knot found himself amidst some media attention last Tuesday, the 12th February, as he went through a metamorphosis of being a monetary hawk to becoming a dove.
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12 February
The central bank turnaround
The German government started the year by lowering the expectations for the GDP growth this year to 1 pct. It comes after several economic organizations have corrected and lowered their expectations. However, 1 pct. is remarkable, as the German central bank has announced shortly before Christmas of a somewhat higher estimate and even predicted rising growth GDP growth rates this …
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4 February
Brexit and all the other stuff
Tuesday last week, the British parliament took another debate about the Brexit, including a new round of ballots in an attempt to find a way forward, though that didn’t change much.
January, 2019
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29 January
China’s economic downturn
China is again in the headlines with fears of lower growth– this will happen for sure, but the long-term change in consumption in China becomes a much greater challenge.