The owner of Parlez, a pub and restaurant in south London, hoped that sales this Christmas would have bounced back fully from last winter’s Covid-19 lockdown. Instead, every one of this week’s group...

Economic moralizing apparently applies only to other countries.

Hesitant military support for Ukraine is exposing weaknesses in the SPD-led coalition and government structures

Abstract. What is the aggregate real rate of return in the economy? Is it higher than the growth rate of the economy and, if so, by how much? Is there a te

Adding it to the list of embargoed products would make life as difficult as possible for Vladimir Putin

Germany has developed a credibility problem since the invasion of Ukraine because of its history as a partner of Russia. This could have an impact on the balance of power in the EU.

Warum der Wirtschaftshistoriker Moritz Schularick ein Energieembargo für notwendig hält. Und Nichtstun für die Bürger viel teurer kommt.

First dose timetable brought forward from September – as PM hints move will also accelerate easing of lockdown

The cost of jabs for all would be a rounding error; it is also the only way to end the pandemic for good

White House announces accelerated timeline after brokering production deal between J&J and Merck

Exclusive: Deputy head of military intelligence says it’s an artillery war now and ‘everything depends on what the west gives us’

Sergei Guriev makes the case for the immediate imposition of a price cap on Russian crude.

When a small import threatens to become a big problem.

The Jordà-Schularick-Taylor Macrohistory Database is the result of an extensive data collection effort over several years. In one place it brings together macroeconomic data that previously had been...

Berlin says the commodity has become ‘scarce’ as planned work on Nord Stream 1 threatens efforts to build stores

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Der schnellste Weg, den russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine zu unterbinden, wäre ein Importstopp für russisches Öl und Gas. Denn die Einnahmen aus diesen Geschäften halten bisher das Herrschaftssystem...

PM says firms will continue to get economic support until they can operate as normal

Nordic frontrunners raise ambitions but Germany and France struggle to administer doses

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz brushed off warning signals for Europe’s largest economy, saying the government has no concrete plans to spur economic growth.

Der Bundesgesundheitsminister hatte eine Inventur der Impfstoffkapazitäten angekündigt. Das Ergebnis verheißt nichts Gutes für die Booster-Kampagne.

Um die Impfquote zu erhöhen, ist eine indirekte und sogar direkte Impfpflicht im Gespräch. Aus ethischer Sicht spricht wenig gegen beide Varianten.

S&P 500 closes up 1.2% amid optimism over reopening as Nasdaq hits new record high

Fatih Birol says governments should keep ageing nuclear plants open and take other contingency measures

Deutschlands Impfstoffversäumnis kostet nicht nur viel Geld, sondern auch viele Menschenleben. Doch noch ist es nicht zu spät umzusteuern.

Der Corona-Impfstoff kommt nur langsam nach Deutschland, die Kosten des Wartens sind enorm. Der Staat muss alle Ressourcen mobilisieren, um die Produktion auszuweiten – und notfalls selbst neue...