ER Editor: ‘Stagflation’ means continuously high inflation with high unemployment and sluggish demand in the economy. Economic growth slows down.As Zerohedge observes, when are we (or at least Germans) going to throw out the Brussels crowd, who are responsible for all this?
We remind readers of a March 3, 2020 DW report where the German economy minister had warned strongly against any kind of embargo on Russia energy. See Germany warns against ban on energy imports from Russia.
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Germany’s Top Banking Chief Warns Of Bankruptcy Tsunami Amid Stagflation Threats
A tsunami of bankruptcies could batter Europe’s largest manufacturing hub as stagflation risks mount due to the conflict in Ukraine and resulting Western sanctions on Russian fossil fuels.
“The energy supply in Germany is at risk, supply chains are breaking down, we have high inflation,” said Commerzbank Chief Executive Officer Manfred Knof, whom German newspaper Handelsblatt recently quoted.
The threat of stagflation in Germany is elevated as soaring energy prices increase inflation and wreak havoc on businesses. Germany could experience a downturn if an embargo on Russian fossil fuels, such as natural gas, crude, and coal, is enforced.
Bundesbank warned in late April that in a “severe crisis scenario, real GDP in the current year would fall by almost 2% compared to 2021,” and the “inflation rate would be significantly higher for a longer period of time” following an embargo. This economic environment is otherwise known as stagflation.
Last week, EU officials discussed a potential fossil fuels embargo on Russia. The eurozone is searching for alternative suppliers of both crude oil and natgas to wean itself off Russian energy. A ban on Russian coal is scheduled to come into effect in August.
However, replacing one form of fossil fuel dependence with another has caused economic turmoil. It could deliver a devastating shock to German businesses.
Knof explained that high commodity prices and snarled supply chains have impacted almost a third of Germany’s foreign trade. He warned:
“We shouldn’t delude ourselves: the number of insolvencies in our markets will probably increase and the risk provisions of the banks with it.”
Confidence in Germany’s economy rapidly diminished as industrial production dropped more than expected in March. For the eurozone, inflation hit a record high of 7.5% for that month.
An immediate embargo on imports from Russia would generate an economic shock that could quickly unravel Germany’s economy. Stefan Hartung, CEO of German engineering and technology giant Bosch, told CNBC Friday that a “big recession is in the making.”
It could only be a matter of time before Germany revolts against Brussels’ decision to end Russian fossil fuel shipments to the eurozone because it must save itself from economic demise.
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13 countries out of 27 say no to Macron and von der Leyen attempt to suppress the veto right in the EU…
Florian Philippot
@f_philippot·8h
Ursula Von der Leyen et Macron tentent un coup d’État européiste contre la souveraineté des États ! Échec radical pour le moment, 13 pays sur 27 disent non !
Et la suite ?!
➡️ Nouvelle vidéo :
https://twitter.com/f_philippot/status/1524016966767362048
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