Berlin freeper is that you??
Posted on 09/26/2022 10:34:24 AM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
Europe's largest economy is sending recession signals.
Germany's key future indicator, the IFO survey of business confidence, pointed down for the fourth month in a row as high inflation fed by astronomical natural gas prices undermines consumer pricing power and imposes heavy costs on businesses. ...
High energy and commodity prices are weighing on demand and putting pressure on profit margins, said Carsten Brzeski, chief eurozone economist at ING bank.
Companies can no longer pass through higher costs to consumers as easily as in the first months of the year.
Company order books are shrinking, while businesses that use a lot of energy, such as bakeries, are facing costs that make them question whether they can stay in business.
The news comes as more economists predict a recession for Europe as a whole.
Germany was heavily dependent on cheap natural gas from Russia, which has cut back supplies to a small fraction of what they were before the February 24 invasion of Ukraine.
Gas is used to keep homes warm, run factories and generate electricity.
European officials say the cutbacks are an attempt to pressure governments out of their strong support for Ukraine and for economic sanctions against Russia. ...
But experts say Europe will still need to make a serious effort ahead of the winter heating season to conserve gas.
...
(Excerpt) Read more at wap.business-standard.com ...
The truth is out concerning the effects Bidensanctioms against Russia have had on average Europeans and Americans and, in the links below, people are protesting in numerous EU countries, triggering Zelensky-supporting, libtard EU officials.
Secondly, the truth has come out about how areaa are getting shelled for voting in the referenda in Ukraine, which carries no more or no less reliability than the 2008 Kosovo “referendum” which was just an assembly raising of hands, not a real referendum, and yet hastily accepted by the west.
People have been threatened with jail time for voting in the recent, ongoing referenda and thus why there would be a need for soldiers in.voting areas to ally the fears of voters and protect them from potential attack or arrest by Ukrainians, especially in areas near(er) conflict lines.
1/7
WION
9/4/22
Around 70,000 people protest against government in Prague over rising inflation
2/7
REPLAY: Energy Protests in Lubmin, Germany
9/25/22
Live from Lubmin on Sunday, September 25, as people take to the streets to protest against current energy policies, skyrocketing prices, and inflation. Protesters demand the immediate opening of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The Nord Stream 2 project, a second pipeline pumping gas from Russia to Germany, was unilaterally suspended by Berlin in February following the conflict in Ukraine.
3/7
Wave Of German Insolvencies Picks Up Speed…”Tenfold Increase in Gas, Electricity Prices”
4/7
BBC News
Energy crisis: Could Italy’s next government drop Russian sanctions?
9/16/22
5/7
WION
Belgium Residents Protest High Cost of Living
9/22/22
Thousands gathered in Brussels, Belgium today to demand the government take more action as many struggle to pay bills. Energy prices in Belgium and other European countries have shot up over the past months, partly driven by the fallout of the war in Ukraine. Our correspondent Rosie Birchard spoke to some of the protesters about their concerns as Europe’s winter approaches.
6/7
France24
In Bulgaria, Russophiles celebrate Putin
9/25/22
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220925-in-bulgaria-russophiles-celebrate-putin
7/7
European Union President Proposes Cutting Off Electricity to Consumers to ‘Flatten the Curve’
9/13/22
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4093184/posts
1/6
Ukraine ‘shells’ occupied areas amid vote
9/26/22
“Voting in internationally criticised referendums for four Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories to become part of Russia has continued into its third day despite shelling by Ukrainian forces. ...”
https://www.yarrawongachronicle.com.au/world/ukraine-shells-occupied-areas-amid-vote/
[One of many articles on the net carrying this title, all having almost similar reporting though some variations, with TASS (probably more credible than WaPo, NYT, CNN, etc) only providing part of the information]
2/6
News
Ukraine Threatens 5-Year Prison Sentence For Anyone Voting In “Sham Referendums”
3/6
People in long lines peacefully voting in the referenda:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3r9DyVUfA&t=69s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CuiyWNrCV0
4/6
“92 year old votes in Kherson referendum: “I’ve lived longer in USSR than independent Ukraine. I can see that under 🇺🇦 everything was stolen, deindustrialized. My whole life we lived together normally together, with 🇷🇺.”
https://twitter.com/KhersonFrom/status/1574130629595258880
5/6
“I am against Ukraine, it has not brought me anything good in life.” A resident of the LPR, having voted at referendum in favor of joining the Russian Federation, tore up her Ukrainian passport!”
https://twitter.com/colonelhomsi/status/1574104233741373441
6/6
“50,000 Muscovites rallied to support the referendum. Westerners don’t realize the whole reason this conflict’s happening now is because Ukraine bombed Donbass for 8 years & when they voted to be independent, Ukraine didn’t like it & bombed them again. This was a long time coming.”
https://twitter.com/FiorellaIsabelM/status/1573339128619728896
Energy crisis? Somebody should ask Al Gore and Greta Thunberg what to do. Between the two of them, they know everything.
I like how many of these types of articles say something like “Storm Clouds are building over possible recession”, the recession isn’t possible it’s a forgone conclusion, the EU and particularly German is going go into economic contractions that has already started.
The media might try to cover it up to make it seem like the recession is not that bad and the worst is over. IMO, it’s only just begun until the situation gets settled in Ukraine and the other major western economies stabilize, will things start to turn around, how long that takes, who knows.
The mediawhores have become a caricature of a parody. If Republicans had congress and the WH, they would have declared a recession 10-seconds after the 2nd consecutive negative quarterly GDP print. And this would have come after 3 months of coverage - with breathless anticipation - of the approaching recession after the 1st negative quarterly GDP print.
European gas storage, which in Germany is now over 80% full was never designed to satisfy usage through the winter.
The amount of gas storage is designed to handle periods of peak usage when demand exceeds the relatively constant inflow of gas from sources. Without constant inflow during the winter, the stored gas will be quickly consumed.
How can they with certainty predict peak usage?
And how can they rapidly replenish it?
/rhetorical questions.
Currently, the entire globe is in a recession, or reporting bad numbers.
It might to just come down to who to believe.
But my sense is things are bad world-wide.
But some countries, like within the EU, are worse off than others.
Biden tried to claim the US had the least inflationary increase %, but a map concerning inflationary increases of numerous countries was shown on Fox News refuting his claim.
Berlin freeper is that you??
😂😂😂
Berlin Freeper no doubt has fled Germany.
But what about others in Germany?
The Salty Cracker
9/23/22
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/de/kreuzviertel/48.15,11.57
But my sense is things are bad world-wide.
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Your sense is functioning correctly, agree.
Berlin_Freeper is out stealing turnips to get through the cold, cold winter.
Might be...
Reuters
Europe’s vegetable farmers warn of shortages as energy crisis bites
9/22/22
The Salt must flow! :)
Greta no doubt was give them all nice, warm blankets!
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