The Federal Reserve has entered an interest rate hike cycle. But whether it will be able to raise interest rates without a lim-it is questionable.

At present, the stock market is worried about steeply rising yields on the bond markets. Is the big crash looming or is this simply a normalisation?

Despite great uncertainty and massive sales losses, German corporations carried out almost as many share buybacks in 2020 as in the previous year. At EUR 8.1 billion, the volume was only 7% lower than in the previous year.

Even if the uncertainty among C-suite managers regarding the firm’s future development may be great at present, one thing is certain: their own financial future is not at stake.

Director’s dealings have increased sharply during the recent price turbulences. However, the volume of investments in shares of the own company is not convincing. There still is no "Skin in the game".