Wirtschaft durch die Augen eines Juristen
Nicht erst seit der (scheinbar bewusst) verzögerten Berichterstattung über die Vorfälle in der Silvesternacht in Köln hat die AfD mit Ihrem Vorwurf der „Lügenpresse“ Oberwasser (googeln Sie mal „Unabhängigkeit der Medien„!). Aber wie wichtig sind unabhängige Medien und was ist tatsächlich dran am Vorwurf, dass die Medien gesteuert und manipuliert seien?
Not too long ago I published a post on the Baltic Dry Index (BDIY) not being a (leading) crisis indicator – on that day, the BDIY stood at 293 points. On 10 February 2016 it finally reached its lows – with 290 points. However, since then, the BDIY has started an astonishing recovery.
The renown German Ifo-Institute issued its monthly business climate index for February 2016 today and it fell for the third time in a row. The index now stands at 105.7 points (coming from 107.3 in January and 108.6 in December 2015, for further details cf. my previous post).
08.02.16 – Today, the Baltic Dry Index (BDIY) stands at 293 points – coming from its all-time high of 11,793 points on 20 May 2008 and from its “last-time high” of 2,330 points on 13 December 2014. Currently it seems that this index is in line with the downward movement of other indicators, like commodities, … „Baltic Dry Index – really a sign for the coming bust?“ weiterlesen