16.05.2019 - Companies

DAX Pension liabilities: No trend reversal!

by Kai Lehmann

The debt burden that many DAX companies are weighing on due to their pension promises remains high. As this article shows, the financial strength of some corporations is likely to suffer for many years from the pension deficits to be closed.

16.05.2019 - Society & Finance

The Latin Monetary Union: a precedent for the euro

by Marius Kleinheyer

The project of a European monetary union based on a gold and silver currency in the 19th century quickly failed. There are astonishing parallels to the euro.

15.05.2019 - Wealth Price Index

Q1-2019: Inflation picks up after falling prices

by Philipp Immenkötter

At the end of the first quarter of 2019, prices for assets held by German households had risen by 3.1% year-on-year. The decline in prices at the end of 2018 was offset by a recovery in spring 2019. Real estate prices rose most sharply year-on-year, ...

16.04.2019 - Macroeconomics

The ghost of the European doom loop

by Agnieszka Gehringer

The stocks of sovereign debt held by banks especially in countries with vulnerable public finances and weaker banking systems have increased of late. Either could a further deterioration of public finances cause a banking crisis or growing problems i ...

12.04.2019 - Companies

Shortsellers - Sell high, buy low

by Kai Lehmann

Shortsellers enjoy a dubious reputation on the capital market. If they become involved with companies, the share price and reputation of these companies often suffer sustainably.

21.03.2019 - Companies

Caution: Profit warning! serious warning signal or a lot of noise about nothing?

by Kai Lehmann

Management forecasts and their adjustments are closely monitored by the capital market. As the present analysis shows, significant share price reactions occur in the course of forecast adjustments.