As stock market indexes are not tradeable, the importance and trading volume of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) cannot be understated. ETFs track and attempt to replicate the performance of a specific index. Numerous studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between the S&P500 Composite Index...

Die Expansion der Weltwirtschaft ist unter dem Eindruck hoher Inflation, hartnäckiger Lieferengpässe und großer Unsicherheit im Frühjahr zum Stillstand gekommen. Die Reallöhne gehen in vielen Ländern deutlich zurück und dämpfen den privaten Konsum, auch wenn vielfach auf zusätzliche...

Die Weltkonjunktur hat sich im Verlauf des Jahres unter dem Eindruck hoher Energiepreise und großer Unsicherheit deutlich abgeschwächt. Bremsend wirkt inzwischen auch die Geldpolitik, die angesichts eines auf breiter Front hohen Inflationsdrucks ausgesprochen rasch gestrafft wird. Die...

In December 2022, the German Pension Insurance announced an estimated surplus of €2.1 billion for the past year. President Roßbach partly explained this balance was due to the 'Corona Pandemic, which has led to an increase in mortality, especially among older people'. Here, the author takes a...

Green hydrogen has outgrown the testing stage: over the next few years, consortia across Europe will be investing large sums to build the supply chains of tomorrow. However, Europe as a whole will only be successful if it aligns the development of supply chains with the potentials of its regions...

The critique of planning and new proposals to reform the English planning system and "rethink planning from first principles" have led to the introduction of rules-based principles into what is regarded as the paradigm of a discretionary planning system, culminating in a recent White Paper,...