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Dax Soars 23 Percent in 2025
German Market Resilience Masks Underlying Political Tensions The German DAX index concluded 2025 with a robust 23.0% annual…
German Rail Hits 75 Percent On-Time Rate
“A Temporary Respite? Deutsche Bahn Reports Unexpected Punctuality Amidst Ongoing Challenges” The German national railway, Deutsche Bahn, experienced…
UK Inflation Cools to 3.6 Percent
Easing Inflation Offers Limited Relief Amidst Lingering Economic Concerns The UK’s Office for National Statistics reported a slight…
Germany Sets Health Insurance Surcharge at 2.9 Percent
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), announced on Monday the setting of…
Inflation Holds Steady at 2.4 Percent
Germany’s inflation rate has edged back up to 2.4 percent in September 2025, according to data released by…
Trump Slaps 100 Percent China Tariffs
The United States is poised to escalate its trade war with China significantly, with former President Donald Trump…
AfD Could Hit 30 Percent Warns Expert
A leading sociologist and extremism researcher is cautioning against a potential further surge in support for the Alternative…
German Inflation Steady at 22 Percent
Germany’s federal statistics office (Destatis) confirmed on Friday that the inflation rate for August stood at 2.2 percent.…
US Unemployment Edges Up To 4.3 Percent
The US unemployment rate edged up to 43% in August, according to data released Friday by the US…
Reading Skills Stall In Germany Twenty Percent Struggle
A recent study indicates that functional illiteracy rates in Germany remain stable at 20 percent, representing approximately 106…
Eurozone Inflation Rises to 2.1 Percent
Eurozone annual inflation edged slightly higher in August 2025, reaching an estimated 21 percent, up from 20 percent…
North Rhine-Westphalia Still Missing Five Percent of Property Tax Returns
North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) continues to grapple with outstanding issues relating to the property tax reform, with significant numbers…
German Inflation Rises Noticeably to 2.2 Percent
Germany’s annual consumer price increase accelerated again in August 2025, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the…
German Wages Rise 41 Percent in Second Quarter
German wages experienced sustained growth in the second quarter of 2025, according to data released Friday by the…
German Retail Sales Dip 15 Percent in July
German retail turnover experienced a decline in July 2025, according to data released Friday by the Federal Statistical…
UK Inflation Surges To 3.8 Percent
The pace of consumer price increases in the United Kingdom accelerated recently, according to data released Wednesday by…
Wizz Air Boosts German Flights By 30 Percent
Wizz Air, one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines, is significantly expanding its operations within Germany. The airline intends…
Fiber Rollout Jumps Nearly Ten Percent Year-Over-Year
Germany’s fiber optic expansion is gaining momentum, with coverage increasing by 9.6 percentage points in the past year.…
German Inflation Holds Steady At 2 Percent
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has confirmed an inflation rate of 2.0 percent for July 2025. This figure…
AC Demand Soars 75 Percent Since 2019
Demand for air conditioning units in Germany has risen significantly over the past five years, according to data…
Heat Pumps Now 41 Percent Cheaper Than Gas
A new analysis reveals that homeowners who switch to heat pumps instead of gas heaters can experience significant…
US Inflation Climbs to 2.7 Percent
The annual inflation rate in the United States has recently demonstrated a noticeable increase. Data released Tuesday by…
German Inflation Remains at 2.0 Percent
The Statistical Federal Office (Destatis) has confirmed the inflation rate for June 2025 at 2.0 percent, a figure…
Trump Offers EU Ten Percent Deal
The United States has reportedly presented the European Union with a proposed trade agreement that includes a baseline…
SPD Plummets to 13 Percent in Poll
A hypothetical election held this Sunday would see the Social Democratic Party (SPD) experience its lowest approval rating…
Insa Poll: Union and AfD Surge, FDP Plummets to Three Percent
In a recent poll conducted by the research institute Insa for “Bild am Sonntag” the Union and AfD…
30 Percent Surge in Parliamentary Offenses
The number of crimes in the German Bundestag has risen by almost 30 percent in recent years, according…
2.2 Percent in April
Inflation in the Eurozone remains stable at 2.2 percent in April 2025 The annual inflation rate in the…
US Threatens China with Tariffs of Up to 245 Percent Over Trade Talks Stalemate
More than 75 countries have expressed their willingness to negotiate tariffs with the United States. As Beijing refuses…
US Tariffs to Cost Germany a Whole Percent of Growth, Experts Warn
The President of the German Institute for Economic Research, Marcel Fratzscher, expects the US tariffs on steel and…