In the autumn of 2022, several press reports of rapes committed by immigrants stirred up Viennese and nation-wide public opinion in Austria. Based on reports, the five cases of sexual abuse occurred within two weeks in the Austrian capital, which immediately draws the attention of the public and political actors to the risks posed by immigration and illegal migration. The question immediately arises as to whether there might be a connection between the strengthening of the migration process and the increase in violent crimes in certain districts of the city led by the left.

According to the November 2022 survey of Századvég Konjunktúrakutató, the sense of prosperity of both the population and businesses has slightly increased: on a scale between -100 and +100, the value of prosperity index decreased from -29.9 to -26.4 regarding households, while it decreased from -26.1 to -20.7 regarding businesses. The improvement in business and population indicators is also explained by the readjusted energy prices. The sense of prosperity index remaining in the negative range is still determined by the higher inflation environment induced by the Russian-Ukrainian war and the uncertainty induced by the economic sanctions. Major turbulances in the financial, foreign exchange, and primarily in the commodity markets have also reinforced uncertainty. The sense of prosperity is possible to significantly improve when the war ends, inflation reduces, the great uncertainty in the energy markets is eliminated, and lower prices develop.

According to the September 2022 survey of Századvég Konjunktúrakutató, the sense of prosperity of both the population and businesses has slightly decreased: on a scale between -100 and +100, the value of prosperity index decreased from -26.3 to -29.9 regarding households, while it decreased from -24.8 to -26.1 regarding businesses. The decline in the indicator of businesses is still caused by the higher inflation environment induced by the Russian-Ukrainian war and the uncertainty induced by the economic sanctions, and by the higher volatility in the financial, primarily in the foreign exchange market this month, an in the commodity markets. The sense of prosperity is possible to significantly improve when the war ends, the great uncertainty in the energy markets is eliminated, and lower prices develop.

According to the September 2022 survey of Századvég Konjunktúrakutató, the sense of prosperity of both the population and businesses has slightly improved after half a year of decline: on a scale between -100 and +100, the value of prosperity index increased from -26,6 to -26.3 regarding households, while it decreased from -23,4 to -24.8 regarding businesses. The decline in the indicator of businesses is still caused by the higher inflation environment induced by the Russian-Ukrainian war and the uncertainty induced by the economic sanctions, and by the higher volatility in the financial and primarily in the commodity markets. The sense of prosperity is possible to improve when the war ends, the uncertainty in the energy markets is eliminated, and lower prices develop.