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The German V-Recovery that wasn’t: Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter of 2021 down 1.7% on the previous quarter

May 1, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Angela Merkel’s government knew it. A V-Recovery was on its was. Like the COVID vaccinations they just don’t appear to understand current conditions. Read here

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DeStatis – Germany’s Not So V-Recovery: Gross domestic product in the 4th quarter of 2020 up 0.1% on the previous quarter

January 29, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Some fancy statistical footwork saves the day. Read here German Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier explaining why Germany’s V-Recovery is unstoppable

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Germany’s (not so) V-Recovery – November 2020: employment slightly down on the previous month

January 7, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Despite furlough scheme, hundreds of billions in subventions (mostly for zombie corporations), and other tricks – then this Read here

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Ms Merkels inexorable not so V-Recovery

November 6, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Production in September 2020: +1.6% on the previous month – still 8% below pre-crisis level. And wasn’t there a lockdown or something soon after? An Odd V otherwise known in German as “Ein Merkel V” […]

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Ms Merkel’s Breathtaking Economic V-Recovery – Corona crisis has hit the German restaurant industry hard: turnover in March to August 2020 was down 40.5% from the same period a year earlier

October 26, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The number of persons employed dropped by 17.6% in March to August 2020 from the same period a year earlier Bars and pubs are substantially affected: turnover decreased by 45.5% over the same period, the […]

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Ms Merkel’s shrewd programme for a depression

October 13, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Let people’s incomes fall so that they spend less. Just give money to international corporations so that they can buy back their shares, pay dividends and boni, and make donations to political parties and provide […]

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Ms Merkels Magnificent V-Recovery – Germany: Production in August 2020: -0,2 % compared to previous month

October 7, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

While German media is hailing their nation’s V-Recovery and the greatest chancellor of all time, the statistics tell a different story. Read here If you are having difficulties accessing the link, use this: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Press/2020/10/PE20_391_421.html

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Ms Merkel’s Incredible V-Recovery: Germany still has half a million less people in work than before the crisis

September 30, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Employment is stagnant in Germany, with half a million less employed. Do not forget, Germany has round six million furloughed workers, not to mention an enormous self-employed grey zone, which is not discernable these into […]

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Ms Merkel’s Marvelous V-Recovery – German Development of turnover in August 2020: -1.3% on the previous month

September 28, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Turnover in the non-financial business economy in Germany was down slightly in August 2020 compared with July 2020 Read here

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Ms Merkel’s V-Recovery: DeStatis – New orders in main construction industry in July 2020: -5.6% seasonally adjusted on the previous month

September 25, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

New orders in main construction industry, July 2020 -5.6% on the previous month (in real terms, seasonally and calendar adjusted) -4.9% on the same month a year earlier (in real terms, calendar adjusted) -2.5% on […]

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Germany’s Jewish Problem: Genocides Past and Present by Wieland Hoban

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Reviewed by Raymond Deane On 30 January, Uwe Becker – the so-called commissioner for Jewish life and the fight against anti-Semitism in the German state of Hesse – demanded that the organization Jewish Voice for […]

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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

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Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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