It seems that the most indebted country in the euro zone (130% debt to GDP) will hold early parliamentary elections in a couple of months….
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Man and machine: who will be the victor?
The unstoppable advancement of automatization and robotization has foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences. Our interviewee, Jonathan Ruane an expert in this field and researcher at Massachusetts…
China, the good
The ’New Silk Road’ project is nothing else but globalization ‘recharged’. China has no super-power ambitions; Beijing based the whole project on righteousness and fair…
Globalization is over – or is it?
Donald Trump could soon cancel Chinese steel import and declare China’s growing global economic role as a national security threat. This and other protectionist measures…
Government bailout for Deutsche Bank – a political suicide?
The German government would undermine its credibility if it spent tax payers’ money on trying to save Deutsche Bank, the German financial institution that has…
OPEC-Poker
A probable OPEC agreement – to which Russia too would join – could lead to a significant price increase of crude oil; however, such an…
Poverty makes you richer?
The results of a research done by an American and an Australian professor suggest that fund managers raised in less wealthy environments perform better and…
Clinton or Trump? It does not make a difference.
No significant change in the American economic policy is expected, so the results of the presidential elections will not affect the stock exchange either. Economists…
What more and more governments are profiting from: the settlement permit
It is not necessarily right that those who purchased settlement permit or even citizenship, enjoy the same benefits of the fundamental rights within the EU,…
Follow S&P 500, and you will know who wins the elections
From share prices, we can predict whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be the new resident of the White House. Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief at…
Neither Clinton nor Trump is certain – only recession is
Peter Boockvar, leading strategist of The Lindsey Group, and commentator at CNBC says that the artificially inflated ‘bull market’ will end after the presidential elections….
The consequences are unpredictable – interview with Tibor Navracsics
We have to make it clear that maintaining EU member status and continuing integration are primary strategic points – even for Hungary too. A common…
The oil-era might be over, but we cannot give up on oil
There is a dramatic transformation on the world’s energy market; a new era is about to begin. However, in the medium term, oil prices tend…
The age of uncertainty
The rise in the price of gold and silver seems to be steady and lasting. The coming inflation, the negative government bond yield, the lack…
Germany’s actions – a failure or success?
In a recently published study, OECD, the international organisation specialised in analysing the economic cooperation between the developed countries, praises Germany for efficiently integration refugees….
Risks and fears in 2016
One of America’s most influential risk research firms, Eurasia Group, does not see another great war erupting; however, they expect the further decline of world…
Exchange your forint to gold! – An interview with the ’king of raw material markets’
A more balanced raw material market is predicted for the next period by Dennis Gartman. The American expert, who has been following the raw material…
The state should stay out of economy – interview with the wealthiest man of Central Europe
According to Jan Kulczyk politics based on national egotism is the main restraint of Europe’s economic growth, and it is the reason behind the Russian-Ukrainian…
Southern Europe down, Central Europe up
Central Europe has been developing at a remarkable rate; the area’s economic significance in Europe has grown by five percent over the past eight years,…
Europe and Japan – the two favourites of this year?
Great Britain will more likely to remain in the EU, than leaving it; Europe managing the migrant crisis has a higher chance, than being crushed…
Do not speculate on the stock markets this year – sit back and wait instead!
In the history of stock exchange, years like this have always ended poorly. The Editor in chief at Stock Trader’s Almanac, the annual of the…
The end of the German hegemony
The German value system, which not long ago filled Europe with fear, has started eroding. The curtailment policy of Germans – in the ‘money rain’…
Will Finland leave the euro-zone?
One of the leading economist of Finland thinks that the recent seemingly serious advices are absurdity – to reintroduce Finnish markka so it could be…
Cheap petrol – is it good or bad?
Serious tax hikes on petrol, and cutting subsidies on oil itself and its derivatives are demanded by Jeffrey Frankel, who used to be Chief Economist…
Beware of China!
The Chinese bubble will keep inflating, and after a short pause, currency peaks will be broken in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and the depreciation of the…
Down with the monopoly of central banks!
Thorste Polleit, a German investment and economy expert elaborates on the topic pointed out in the title. The professor of Frankfurt School of Finance and…
Fifteen percent fall on DAX?
The future developments on stock markets are rather dark as predicted by Dirk Müller, investor in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, who is also the owner…
Greece will leave the euro-zone this autumn?
The London-based Capital Economics, which offers advice to the world’s leading investors, believes that the Greek exit from the euro-zone is inevitable despite the agreements….
Integration of migrants– it will not be easy or cheap
According to the most modest calculations, the German budget will have to spend 10 billion euros this year on the temporary housing and care of…
Unprecedented challenges… But can we solve them?
In Europe and the developing markets economic and financial problems are outweighed by political problems. The current atmosphere favours to the spread of nationalism, which…