What on earth just happened? And where's the global economy heading now? @Carstenbrzeski and James Knightley have some answers... think.ing.com/articles/ings-…

Wenn die Reporterin den Kanuten fragt, ob es sich mit einer Medaille um den Hals leichter rudert….

The Briefing: Monocle’s James Chambers on Thailand’s new (old) political party, Julia Lasica in Ukraine, Carsten Brzeski on Germany’s evolving trade ties with China and US, and Copenhagen Fashion Week. Plus: Disney animator Glen Keane monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

More evidence that event-o-nomics has rather a substitutional than additional impact. Foreign tourism in #Germany in June was up but drop in domestic tourism led to decline of total number of overnight stays compared with 2023. destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pres…

Still no bottoming out in German construction sector. New building permits still down in June. H1 2024 was down by more than 20% compared with H1 2023. destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pres…

Avui comencen les obres a les vies entre Hamburg i Berlín, una ruta amb gairebé 30.000 viatgers diaris que necessita renovació urgent. He escrit sobre l'estancament dels trens i l'economia alemanya amb reflexions de Carsten Brzeski i Klaus Wohlrabe: ara.cat/economia/macro…

The just-released minutes of the ECB's July meeting keep the door open for a September rate cut - but without any pre-commitments. Here's Carsten Brzeski's take: think.ing.com/snaps/ecb-minu…

Ich bin dann mal weg. Intensivbehandlung.

Nach 10 Minuten im Sprinter wird die Bahnreise sofort versüßt mit der Nachricht einer mehr als 70-minütigen Verspätung. Lovely. #läuft #bahn

Ansage

German inflation dropped below 2% for the first time since March 2021, opening the door for a rate cut at the European Central Bank’s September meeting, writes Carsten Brzeski think.ing.com/snaps/german-i…

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Interesting study.

As VW considers closing plants in Germany, we examine how VW pioneered the China market only to become victim to it. Carsten Brzeski calls VW arrogant on NPR: "Why should we innovate? Why should we invest in the future if the biz is running excellently?" npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-…

German industrial orders up by 2.9% MoM in July. Down by 0.4% excl bulk orders. Second consecutive month with improving orders. Shouldn’t hush the debate about weaker competitiveness but fuels hopes for cyclical rebound in H2. #Germany destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pres…

Our September Monthly is out now, and explains why we're downbeat about the global economy. Summer’s feel-good factor didn’t last long. think.ing.com/bundles/ing-mo…

.Carsten Brzeski is pouring cold water on hopes of a global sustained economic recovery. He explains why: think.ing.com/articles/the-s…

Well, that summer feel-good factor didn't last long with our Carsten Brzeski. Here's his take on the world right now

Watch this press conference by the Maestro. Future of EU Competitiveness: press conference by President Ursula von d... youtube.com/live/dVNna0erk… via YouTube

It’s so good to see him back