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05.05.26 - 08:09
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Germany′s Inflation Scapegoat: Why Hormuz Is A Convenient Cover Story (ZeroHedge)
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Germany's Inflation Scapegoat: Why Hormuz Is A Convenient Cover Story
Submitted by Thomas Kolbe
Over the weekend, economist Gerrit Heinemann warned in Bild of a drastic increase in food prices in Germany. The scholar from Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences focused his analysis on the massive rise in fertilizer prices. A significant share of these—estimated at roughly one third of global production—is transported through the Strait of Hormuz. Following the dual blockage of the strait, this sector too has entered a state of global scarcity, forcing farmers worldwide to adjust prices, which ultimately feeds through to consumer prices.
Heinemann concludes that Germany's food price index could rise by as much as ten percent this year. In Berlin, a familiar narrative has already taken hold, and there is broad agreement: the Hormuz crisis alone is responsible for the disaster. Yet core inflation had already reached around 2.7 percent year-on-year in March. Price increases across the ent...
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04.05.26 - 12:01
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Zinsmärkte unter Spannung: Inflation bleibt hartnäckig (Anleihencheck)
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Augsburg (www.anleihencheck.de) - Ein Jahr nach Einführung der Strafzölle durch die US-Regierung zeigt sich an den Märkten ein bekanntes Muster: Auf eine scharfe Korrektur folgt eine ebenso dynamische Erholung, so Christoph Mertens, Leiter Niederlassung Köln, Fürst Fugger Privatbank.
Auch diesmal gelte - wer investiert geblieben sei, sei belohnt worden. [mehr]...
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