30 04 2024 — Companies
The accounting treatment of takeover premiums (goodwill) has long been controversial. A reform is now pending, the suitability of which is questionable.
25.04.2024 - Economics, Politics & Philosophy
"In accordance with Article 127(1) and Article 282(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the primary objective of the ESCB shall be to maintain price stability."
Source: Official Journal of the European Union
Asset price deflation has continued for six quarters in a row now. Most recently, asset prices for private German households fell by -2.9%. This is primarily due to the development of market and key interest rates.
The turnaround in interest rates led to falling asset prices in the northern countries of the eurozone in mid-2023. In the southern countries, a catch-up effect led to asset prices rising despite rising interest rates.
The FvS Konjunkturindikator (FvS-KI) maps the actual economic activity in Germany on a monthly basis, based on a set of hard real economic data. On the basis of the FvS-KI we carry out business cycle dating for Germany.
We track the development of the real economy in real time. Our activity index and other indicators are updated weekly.
We follow the development of consumer and producer prices. Rising commodity prices can lead to rising wages and thus to rising prices.