German utility giant E.ON. AG (EONGY) recently spun off its fossil fuel business into a separate company called Uniper SE. US investors in E.ON may wonder if they will receive shares in Uniper. Here is some background info on Uniper: Since January 1, 2016, new E.ON and Uniper have been operating as separate legal entities. …
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In most developed countries interest rates offered by banks on savings accounts these days are pretty much next to nothing. Germany is no exception. Not only is the interest rate zero some German banks have started charging depositors with high cash balances in their accounts. Most savers around the world including Germans would agree paying a …
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German stocks as measured by the benchmark DAX Index have entered a bull market last week. In this post lets review a few points about the DAX index and German equities in general. The year-to-date return of the DAX: Click to enlarge The 5-year return of the DAX: Note: Data shown are as of Aug …
Germany produces more than one-third of its electricity from renewable energy sources. This is a huge rise from year 2000 when just 6% of electricity came from renewable sources. Click to enlarge Source: Sea change to Germany’s energy transition as it throws renewables to the open market, DW The Energiewende program that the country implemented a few …
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German stocks have performed worse so far this year relative to other developed markets. For instance, the FTSE 100 is down just 1.38% compared to the DAX’s decline of 7.70%. The actual loss is even more since the DAX returns includes dividends when other indices do not. From a May 20th article in the WSJ on …
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