Today: When will the bond crisis spill over into the stock market? / Mega hydrogen project planned

The European Union has set itself the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. To achieve this, there is no alternative to green hydrogen, as not all industrial processes can be made climate-neutral using electricity from renewable sources alone. But expansion has stalled for years. And according to experts, it is the EU regulations themselves that are slowing down the hydrogen ramp-up.

The most recent example is the plan by EWE AG and the Austrian Verbund AG to build an electrolyzer for hydrogen production with an output of up to 500 megawatts. It would be one of the largest hydrogen projects in Germany. However, the EU regulation in its current form makes the project unprofitable - and so both companies are hesitant to make a final investment decision, despite their fundamental willingness to tackle the project. Klaus Stratmann, chief reporter for climate and energy at Handelsblatt, talks about the background in the podcast.

Andreas Neuhaus, team leader for investments and markets at Handelsblatt, also explains how long the stock markets can continue to defy high interest rates and when the mood of crisis in the bond market could also affect the major indices.