The key question: Is it timely to lock in a higher nominal or real yield? The answer, of course, is that no one knows. Because yields and inflation will fluctuate, and no one really knows in what ...

When asked about the biggest financial challenge facing families today, 41.8% pointed to rising costs, making it the dominant ...

Total cash wages, or “nominal wages” that workers ... The growth of basic wages has not kept pace with inflation and there is no prospect for real wages to remain in positive territory.

The Federal Statistical Office said real wages - the difference between nominal wage increases and inflation - were up 3.1% in 2024, the highest figure since the Wiesbaden-based agency started ...