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While starting to write this monthly, I realised that one of the first sentences of my last one ended in nirvana (“… it seems that the roller-coaster …”, here) Well, unintend pun that was. But, hey let’s take a more closer look at how the German roller-coaster, aka “economy”, fared in March:
After a non-happy ending to 2023 (here) and a not-promissing to 2024 (here), it seems that the roller-coaster. But, hey let’s take a more closer look at the German economy:
As bad as 2023 ended (here), 2024 begins and the stream of bad news seems to continue unabated, as the following “monthly” shows:
“2024, the year in which narratives break, illusions burst and hollow promises will implode.“ Alexander Kissler via Twitter (here). While at the beginning of 2023 we could at least still look (somewhat hopefully) into the “cloudy crystal ball” (here), the extent of Germany’s malaise became increasingly clear over the course of the year and at … more
As the newly published German GDP-figures (see below) drastically prove, the year 2023 did indeed not not provide for a happy-end for the German economy (as predicted in November, here). As painful as it is, let’s take a closer look at some of the German “performance indicators”:
The “b(e)acon of hope” in July (here) proved to be rather a cognitive dissonance in August (here) which led to a slippery slope in September (here) and in October, hope was definitely fading for the German economy (here). So, let’s take a closer look at the how the year nears its closing in November:
The “b(e)acon of hope” we were experiencing in July (here) proved to be rather cognitive dissonance in August (here), but seemingly, the pundits did not realise that sentiment (indices) might prove to be a slippery slope in September (here). But, hey, let’s take a closer look at the how German economy slipp****, mh, fared in … more
„Plans are nothingplanning is everything“ Dwight D. Eisenhower The current economic situation (here), as well as the sharp rise in the number of corporate insolvencies in recent months (here, in German) prove that the German economy is in crisis mode. Of course, this crisis is not without consequences for individual companies. The following article explains … more
Already in May the German economy was going south with astonishing speeed (here), however, larger parts of the public only realised that in June (here) but were still seeing a “b(e)acon of hope” in July (here) and did not really lose their cognitive dissonance in August (here). So, let’s take a closer look at the … more
After being too optimistic in March (here), realising that we have seen the best (for 2023) already (here) in April, then seeing the German economy going south with astonishing speeed in May (here), larger parts of the public finally realised in June that the economy is indeed stalling (here), but in July still seeing a … more