
Commentary and Translation

Rethinking Germany’s dependence on China
A new economic policy paper lays out recommendations for a strategic approach to dealing with China.


Is a German import ban on Russian energy feasible?
Calls to ban imports of Russian oil and gas have led to a heated debate in Germany.

German Businesses Bullish on 2022
A new survey from the German Economic Institute depicts a broadly optimistic business mood going into 2022.

Are Germany’s policies toward China about to change?
Germany’s next government may be less accommodating of China than in the past.

Supply shortages to cost the German economy €25 billion
A new study from the Institute for the World Economy (IfW) based in Kiel, Germany quantifies the effect supply shortages are having on the German economy.

Why Germans shouldn’t fear inflation and debt
With inflation rates rising in many parts of the globe, Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), offers a counterintuitive view on inflation and debt in Germany: they can be a good thing.

Big Tech and the financial industry
Santiago Carbó Valverde, Professor of Economic Analysis at the University of Grenada (Spain), argues in a recent blog post on the web site of Funcas, an economic and social research think tank, that substantial uncertainty remains surrounding the future of consumer financial services and traditional banks.

Are fears of inflation justified?
After years of low inflation in Europe and the US, are we about to see a dramatic uptick in inflation? In his recent Spiegel column, Henrik Müller, Professor of Economic Policy Journalism at the Technical University of Dortmund, argues we shouldn’t rule out the possibility.