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  1. Image opens in enlarged view In May, the CEP Indicator has declined significantly and is now at minus 0.1 points.
    China Economic Panel // 23.05.2017

    Economic Optimism Dampened Significantly – Outlook Stable in the Long Term

    Press Relations and Editing Cyclical indicator Short-term forecast
  2. Image opens in enlarged view ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany, May 2017
    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.05.2017

    Economic Optimism Persists

    Press Relations and Editing Cyclical indicator Short-term forecast
  3. Comment // 11.05.2017

    Additional Tax Revenues Should Be Used for a Bold Tax Reform

    The Working Party on „Tax Revenue Estimates“ at the German Federal Ministry of Finance has made considerable upward revisions to their estimates of German tax revenues until 2021. According to the Working…
    Press Relations and Editing Tax revenue estimation Tax Policy
  4. Image opens in enlarged view A ray of hope for France: The former Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election.
    Comment // 07.05.2017

    „Europe Can Only Benefit from an Economically Strong France“

    Press Relations and Editing Presidential election
  5. Image opens in enlarged view Der ZEW-Stimmungsindikator für die Informationswirtschaft in Deutschland steht im ersten Quartal 2017 bei 66,8 Punkten.
    Information Economy // 03.05.2017

    High Spirits Among Knowledge-Intensive Service Providers

    Press Relations and Editing Business survey
  6. Comment // 03.05.2017

    "The Fed Shrinking Its Balance Sheet and the Rising US Budgetary Deficit Make a Dangerous Cocktail"

    As expected, the US Federal Reserve has made no change to the federal funds rate after raising it from 0.75 to 1.0 per cent back in March 2017. What has come to the fore of the debate surrounding monetary…
    Press Relations and Editing United States
  7. Image opens in enlarged view The ECB sticks to its current extremely expansive monetary policy.
    Comment // 27.04.2017

    "The ECB Risks Accusations of Stubbornness"

    Press Relations and Editing Monetary policy decisions ECB
  8. Image opens in enlarged view The European Fiscal Board was set up to advise the EU Commission on fiscal matters.
    ZEW Lunch Debate in Brussels // 27.04.2017

    EU Commission Needs a More Effective Fiscal Watchdog

    Press Relations and Editing European Fiscal Board
  9. Comment // 26.04.2017

    "Trump's Tax Reform Eases Concerns About Trade Wars"

    The Trump administration has specified first details of their long-announced tax reform. Accordingly, the reform seeks to cut corporate tax rates to 15 per cent, down from 35 per cent. For now, this tax cut…
    Press Relations and Editing Tax reform Corporate taxation