23.12.2021 - Society & Finance

The tottering hegemon

by Thomas Mayer

World domination requires the will to power - and in a different way than Friedrich Nietzsche understood it. Religion can play an important role in this. But what happens when it fades?

14.12.2021 - Society & Finance

Masters of Financialisation

by Marius Kleinheyer Thomas Mayer

The cause of the financialization of the economy lies in the low interest rate policy of the central banks. This is shown in a new study by the McKinsey Global Institute.

09.11.2021 - Society & Finance

Security for all? Minouche Shafik´s “What We Owe Each Other”

by Marius Kleinheyer

Mit dem Ende der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft ist der Interventionismus wieder stark in Mode gekommen. Das neue Leitbild ist der Versicherungsstaat. Minouche Shafik, Direktorin der London School of Economics, beschreibt in ihrem Buch “What We Owe Each Ot ...

16.04.2021 - Society & Finance

Dare even more government?

by Marius Kleinheyer

In her new book, Marina Mazzucato calls for a dominant role for the state in the organization of economic processes. The message comes at an inopportune time and is also fundamentally problematic.

03.02.2021 - Society & Finance

Class war on the stock exchange

by Marius Kleinheyer

The motto of the American computer games retailer GameStop, "Power to the Players," has become a warning sign for capital markets participants. The latest developments surrounding the company's share price will go down in the textbooks. It is an alar ...

10.11.2020 - Society & Finance

German private households safe their money during the crisis.

by Marius Kleinheyer

The fiscal stimulus against the corona crisis remains stuck to a large extent in people's wallets. Direct investments in shares reach a historic high, yet cash and deposits remain the favorites of Germans.
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