economics
Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg invest more Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg invest considerably more than in the poorer ones . In addition, it is noted that municipal projects are often not undertaken or with a certain delay because of uncertainty concerning the division of costs between the state and the municipality, and lackRead More →
Prices downward trend halted Prices did not continue their downward trend in the second quarter of 2016; instead, higher crude oil prices resulted in steep increases across nearly all stages of the economy com- pared to the first quarter. Excluding energy, however, the underlying inflation dynamics remained muted, whereby theRead More →
Notably depressed investment – Germany Special factors notably depressed investment. The weaker demand for new machinery and equipment probably represents not least a nat- ural rebound from the strong surge in invest- ment at the beginning of the year. Another fac- tor is likely to have been that industrial outputRead More →
German economic growth slowed mid 2016 German economic growth slowed as antici- pated in the second quarter of 2016, following an exceptionally strong first quarter. According to the Federal Statistical Office’s flash estimate, real GDP in the second quarter rose by 0.4% on the quarter after seasonal and calendar adjust-Read More →
Eurosystem continued to make purchases The Eurosystem continued to make purchases under its expanded asset purchase programme (APP) in the reporting quarter as planned and in June started to implement the corporate sector purchase programme (CSPP), which was de- cided on in March. Moreover, at the end of June, theRead More →
23 June 2016, the British public voted Out On 23 June 2016, the British public voted for the United Kingdom to leave the EU, an event which many market participants had previously identifed as a signifcant downside risk for the global economy. According to first surveys among consumers and businesses,Read More →
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