Jun 06, 2024

ECB easing begins, taking stock of NGEU, no turbulence for the airline industry’s bottom line

Jun 04, 2024

With an expected 60% participation rate, the 2024 EU elections are set to be a pivotal moment for the European Parliament. Addressing poverty (33%) and public health (32%) are voters’ top priorities, according to the April 2024 Eurobarometer survey, while the top five topics that emerge from political parties’ manifestos are climate and energy, security and defense, competitiveness and growth, foreign policy and fiscal and industrial policies.

May 31, 2024

Elections, elections, elections: UK - What would a return to Labour mean for the economy? Mexico - Fiscal and trade policies under scrutiny; South Africa - Rising political fragmentation.

May 29, 2024

Ahead of the decisive elections on 6-9 June, the 6th edition of our Allianz Pulse survey finds huge divisions in views of the EU. We asked 6,000 people in the large member countries Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland, as well as Austria, about their views on political and economic issues, and their outlook for the future.

May 24, 2024

US commercial real estate and the Fed, oil price roller coaster and corporate optimism returns after Q1 earnings

May 23, 2024

The global insurance industry grew by an estimated +7.5% in 2023, clocking the fastest growth since 2006, the year before the Global Financial Crisis. In all, insurers worldwide collected EUR6.2trn in life (EUR2,620bn), p&c (EUR2,154bn) and health (EUR1,427bn) insurance premiums.