The study analyses the private securities transactions at the US Federal Reserve that have been made public since late 2021 and are worthy of criticism. It is shown by way of example that under the current applicable rules of conduct for the European Central Bank’s Governing Council members,...

In der Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank scheinen die Tauben durch Falken abgelöst worden zu sein. Dabei ist eine zu restriktive Geldpolitik eine Gefahr für die europäische Realwirtschaft und eine durch zu hohe Leitzinsen begünstigte Rezession möglichst zu vermeiden. Eine stark...

After ten consecutive increases in the prime rate by the European Central Bank’s (ECB), the question arises: What significance do these measures have, both indirectly for the interest rates increased at all value-added levels on the corporate side, and for households? While the prices for...