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Until the end of 2012, major costumers in Germany probably do not have to expect further increases in energy prices. The picture, however, changes if looking on a five-year time horizon. Viewed from this…

At first sight, the economic sentiment of the companies in the information economy being surveyed by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on a quarterly basis seems unchanged. With a minus of 0.3…

Economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) have decreased by 7.6 points in July 2012. The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator is hence standing at minus 7.6…

Economic expectations for Switzerland have improved slightly by 0.9 points in July 2012. The ZEW-CS-Indicator is now standing at minus 42.5 points. The share of analysts expecting the economic development in…

Europe should address the crisis of confidence at the European bond markets through a direct equalisation of interest rates. Such a solution avoids the collective liability of Eurobonds and is affordable even…

Economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) have decreased by 14.6 points in June 2012. The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator currently stands at a balanced level…

A moderate increase of freight transportation prices in Germany can be expected in the six months to come. At the same time, freight volumes indicate a slight increase of demand in most transport sectors. The…

The ZEW-CS-Indicator dropped by 39.4 points to minus 43.4 points in June 2012. After a surprisingly strong first quarter, the surveyed financial market experts expect that economic growth in Switzerland will…