The AI hype cycle is in overdrive. It feels like the volume of text generated by ChatGPT over the past six months has almost been matched by the volume of hyperbole about how foundation models will change the world. For once the hype is (mostly) justified. Generative AI is not another metaverse or, for that matter, another crypto currency. But it will change the world – for better and for worse. [mehr]

Mallika Sachdeva shares some quick takeaways about why she thinks that this time it's different for Asian currencies compared to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 when Asian currencies came under extreme stress. [mehr]

Banks’ domestic sovereign exposures in the euro area ballooned during the financial and European debt crises but have markedly declined since then. Still, with 5% of total assets and 76% of capital, they remain considerable and a risk on bank balance sheets, especially in light of the general exemption from capital requirements and concentration limits. Risk parameters differ between national banking markets, and the home bias remains high, at around 80%, as banks hardly diversify into other euro-area debt. The cross-country differences make it difficult for policymakers to agree on a fully mutualized European Deposit Insurance Scheme and thus complete the Banking Union. [mehr]

Please watch Deutsche Bank senior US economist Brett Ryan break down the latest US consumer price index report with Americas communications head Brian Blackstone. [mehr]

The new edition of our Germany: Economic Chartbook provides an overview of key data on current economic developments. The winter dip in the German economy has not been as severe as feared. Nevertheless, the picture at the current margin is rather divergent. While headline inflation is likely to subside further, core inflation might prove sticky. Private household demand is still under pressure, despite strong inflation-related one-off payments. Corporate lending slows after a long boom. Overall, we expect only a shallow recovery for the rest of the year, so German GDP is likely to stagnate on average in 2023. Last but not least, we also update you on our recent thematic research on the German housing market, progress with the energy transition and the German position on the recent EU fiscal rules proposal. [mehr]

Brett Ryan, senior US economist discusses his key take-aways. [mehr]

As usual, all eyes were on the Federal Reserve when it met on interest rates Wednesday. But unlike other meetings over the past year, there was a different twist this time: has the central bank reached the end of rate increases after an aggressive tightening cycle? Please watch Deutsche Bank’s chief US economist Matthew Luzzetti break down the decision, and path forward, with our Americas communications head Brian Blackstone. [mehr]

Im März haben wir gezeigt, dass die Wohnungspreise in Deutschland sowohl in Zeiten hoher Inflation als auch über die letzten 50 Jahre kräftiger zulegten als die Inflation. Hier weiten wir die Analyse auf andere Länder aus. [mehr]

We showed in March that, in Germany, house prices have kept up with inflation during periods with high inflation and that, over decades, house prices have increased even faster than consumer prices. Here, we extend the analysis to other countries. [mehr]

Jochen Möbert hält den Boom am Markt für Wohnimmobilien in Deutschland zwar für beendet, langfristig seien jedoch weiterhin hohe Preise wahrscheinlich. Hören Sie in der neuen Ausgabe von Podzept auch, womit Jochen Möbert rechnet, wenn der aktuelle Zinszyklus demnächst enden sollte. [mehr]