In an uncertain world, decisions by market participants are based on expectations. Therefore, sentiment indicators reflecting expectations have a proven track record at predicting economic variables. However, survey respondents largely perceive the world through media reports. Here, we want to make use of that. We employ a rich dataset provided by Media Tenor International, based on sentiment analysis ...
The world economy continues on its upward growth path, with global production expected to grow by 3.7 percent this year and slightly more than that in 2018. The economies in both the developed and the emerging countries are gaining momentum. Solid output growth is expected for the U.S. and euro area over the forecast period; China’s growth rates remain high, though they are declining somewhat; and ...
The German economy's upward growth trend continues, with the economic output expected to increase by 1.4 percent this year with slightly overloaded capacities. Employment growth remains strong with the creation of 600,000 new jobs, which has in turn led to an increase in private consumption – one of the key growth drivers of the German economy. The higher inflation rates are dampening purchasing power, ...
The cumulative growth rate of the German economy since reunification would have been around two percentage points higher if income inequality had remained constant. This is whatsimulations using the DIW Macroeconomic Model have shown. They were made under the assumption that the income distribution dynamics would not be influenced by any feedback effects of economic growth. In 2015, Germany’s real ...
Die Weltkonjunktur hellt sich weiter auf. Die globale Wirtschaftsleistung dürfte in diesem Jahr um 3,7 Prozent zunehmen und im nächsten Jahr geringfügig stärker wachsen. Sowohl die entwickelten Volkswirtschaften als auch die Schwellenländer kommen besser in Schwung. Die USA und der Euroraum dürften im Prognosezeitraum solide Produktionszuwächse aufweisen, China verzeichnet zwar abnehmende, aber weiterhin ...
Der deutsche Konjunkturmotor ist weiter auf Touren: Die Wirtschaftsleistung dürfte in diesem Jahr bei leicht überausgelasteten Kapazitäten um 1,4 Prozent wachsen. Ins Gewicht fällt der anhaltend kräftige Beschäftigungsaufbau: Die Zahl der Arbeitsplätze steigt um 600 000. Das treibt den privaten Konsum, der das Wachstum der deutschen Wirtschaft weiter maßgeblich stützt. Die höhere Inflation dämpft zwar ...
