The German economy is in deep crisis, with gross domestic product likely to contract 0.1% this year, the BDI industry ...

"The structural weaknesses of our economy absolutely have to be addressed," Germany's finance minister Jörg Kukies told CNBC on Thursday. He also addressed the debate over Germany's so-called ...

The mood among German businesses darkened this month as the country braces for new administrations in both Washington and Berlin. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment, which tracks expectations ...

The most important European data release was the confirmation from Germany that, during 2024, its economy contracted for the second consecutive year. Europe's largest economy shrank by 0.2% during ...

Companies “don’t find it attractive to invest in Germany,” says Ifo President Clemens Fuest. This article is exceptionally available for free! Want access to more exclusive content like this?

BERLIN — Germany’s economy shrank for the second straight year in 2024 as worried consumers held back on spending and Chinese competition ate into the country’s traditional exports of cars ...

Core inflation also dropped to 3% for the whole of 2024, down from 5.1% in 2023. Germany's economy shrunk by 0.2% in 2024, following a 0.3% contraction in 2023, according to gross domestic ...

The EU has been left humiliated as the economy of Germany, once Europe's powerhouse, has shrunk for the second year in a row, with the threat of a winter recession looming. The economy contracted ...

Germany hopes its economy, after shrinking for two years, can turn the corner in 2025, but Donald Trump's return to the White House threatens new headaches for Europe's largest economy. Some fear ...

Picture: Getty The German economy, for a long time the locomotive driving growth in Europe, has stalled. This week, data confirmed the economy had contracted for a ...

Germany has faced a perfect storm, with high energy costs battering its manufacturing sector, demand weak in China and other key export markets, and the economy facing deep-rooted structural ...