Thomas Kolbe

Thomas Kolbe


  • Germany’s Fiscal Suicide

    May 14, 2025

    Germany’s Fiscal Suicide

    Germany’s general state debt spiral should be a constant feature in daily headlines. Its prominence should force policymakers into a radical fiscal turnaround. Yet while Germany is working under immense pressure to ban the AfD, forming alliance...

  • The Oracle of Omaha Steps Down

    May 5, 2025

    The Oracle of Omaha Steps Down

    After over six decades at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, the end of this year marks the finale: Investment legend Warren Buffett is stepping down. Buffett weathered market storms and geopolitical turbulence by translating the Bretton Woods order int...

  • The Euro’s Paper Empire: Germany’s Big Bond Gamble

    April 12, 2025

    The Euro’s Paper Empire: Germany’s Big Bond Gamble

    The new German federal government is planning hundreds of billions of euros in new debt. With this, Germany joins the ranks of the heavily indebted states of the Eurozone. Officially, the funds are intended for military capability and infrastructure ...

  • Liberation Day vs. double standards

    April 4, 2025

    Liberation Day vs. double standards

    Tariffs are bad for business. They harm the international division of labor and drive consumer prices upward. Their comeback signals that we are living in an era dominated by politics. A new age of power politics has begun. Donald Trump communicat...