The Omicron wave of the coronavirus has impacted economies worldwide, resulting in a bleak winter. Although restrictions on economic and public life have been less severe than at the beginning of 2021 in many places-mainly due to the progress of vaccination campaigns-and there are prospects of...

By lifting lockdown measures as coronavirus case numbers are rising and the vaccine rollout is proceeding slowly, the German economy is being sent on a stop-go course. Re-opening measures will probably be followed by renewed closures, at least regionally, in order to keep the spread of COVID-19...

Lockdown-Lockerungen trotz bereits wieder steigender Corona-Infektionszahlen und der langsame Impffortschritt schicken die deutsche Wirtschaft auf einen Stop-and-Go-Kurs. Auf Öffnungsschritte müssen wohl mindestens regional immer wieder Schließungen folgen, um das Infektionsgeschehen im Griff...

Die Corona-Krise hat der deutschen Wirtschaft tiefe Wunden zugefügt, die trotz einer beherzten Wirtschaftspolitik nur langsam heilen dürften. Die teilweise Rücknahme des Lockdowns und eine allmähliche Belebung internationaler Wertschöpfungsketten entfalten positive Impulse, massive...

The coronavirus pandemic caused a global market crash in the first half of 2020. Following a massive slump of around four percent in the first quarter, global GDP decreased in the second by five percent. Lower rates of new infections, together with far-reaching monetary and fiscal policy...

The German economy has bottomed out, but its recovery is going to be long and arduous. Nevertheless, following the almost two-digit slump in economic output in the second quarter of 2020, recovery is likely to be accompanied by above-average rates. However, it is assumed that a second wave will...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Märkte im ersten Halbjahr weltweit einbrechen lassen. Nach einem massiven Rückgang um vier Prozent im ersten Quartal sank das globale Bruttoinlandsprodukt im zweiten Quartal um weitere fünf Prozent. Stagnierende Neuinfektionen und weitreichende geld- und...

The coronavirus recession has left deep marks on the German economy and despite economic policy action, it is likely to heal only slowly. The partial easing of the lockdown and a gradual revival of global value chains are generating positive stimuli, but massive income losses will curb demand...