Tag: Purchasing power
the regulation of rents authorized in the Basque Country
Twenty-four municipalities in the French Basque Country will be able to apply rent capping, under a decree published Wednesday in the Official Journal, responding to a request from local elected…
should you take a locked price offer with future price increases?
Fixed offers are being offered again by energy suppliers after having completely disappeared from the market during the crisis. While prices are expected to rise in the coming months, these…
Unsatisfactory industrial policy: survey: corporations pull the handbrake on investments
Unsatisfactory industrial policy Survey: Corporations pull the handbrake on investments 8/1/2023 3:21 p.m Energy and raw materials are becoming more expensive, the order situation remains low, the mood among the…
Big minus: Inflation causes real wages to drop like never before
Big minus Inflation is causing real wages to plummet like never before 11/29/2022 09:47 am As expected, the high inflation is leading to falling real wages in Germany – in…
Red alert: Recession risk increases massively
Red alert Recession risk increases massively 10/13/2022 10:48 am In order to be able to cope with the high costs of energy and food, consumers save elsewhere. Germany is also…
Delayed price shock: This is how economists arrive at eleven percent inflation
Delayed price shock This is how economists arrive at eleven percent inflation By Roland Lindenblatt 09/17/2022, 4:27 p.m Economists once predicted three percent inflation for 2022. Today the rate of…
Women in particular benefit: the cabinet decides on a new minimum wage on Wednesday
Especially women benefit Cabinet decides on new minimum wage on Wednesday 02/20/2022, 09:20 am With a minimum wage of 9.82 euros, Germany lags behind its European neighbors. However, the federal…
1000 euros more next year: GfK expects significantly higher purchasing power
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 1000 euros more next year GfK anticipates significantly higher purchasing power Despite the pandemic, GfK’s consumer researchers are certain: for the first time since the corona-related…
Consumer confidence rises despite skepticism: Fear of inflation drives up the mood to buy
Wednesday October 27, 2021 Consumer confidence rises despite skepticism Fear of inflation drives the mood to buy The consumer climate is still defying rising inflation. Because out of concern that…
DGB calculation on wage dumping: tariff flight costs citizens and the state billions
Monday, October 25, 2021 DGB calculation on wage dumping Avoidance of collective bargaining costs the citizens and the state billions Higher wages mean higher social security contributions, higher tax revenues…