In 2020 for the first time there was an economic crisis accompanied with a decrease in the number of insolvencies. Why was it different?

Despite the worst post-war recession, fewer companies in Germany filed for insolvency in 2020 than at any time since 1994. How many insolvencies were postponed and how high is the risk that they occur in 2021?

The #allesdichtmachen campaign criticizes Germany's inefficient pandemic policy and its high economic costs. Have other countries been more successful in preventing deaths through lockdowns?

Last year, large central banks financed their countries' new debt on a big scale. The European Central Bank was particularly active.

“Inflation is temporary and central banks have it under control” Vs. “As central banks have massively increased money supply inflation is around the corner”. The fate of central banks will depend on which narrative will win.

The impact of the second lockdown has so far been less severe than the first lockdown. Simple calculations show that in 2021-Q1 GDP could fall by 4.4% QoQ in the USA and by 6% in the euro zone.