In the early 2000s, the complaints were similar...We missed that underneath the surface many things were changing,” says Jens ...

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering ...

Slowing economic growth in China and growing competition from companies there have undercut German industry as a whole. Combined with exploding energy costs and the threat of new trade tariffs ...

With less than four weeks to go, the German election campaign is entering its hot phase. The two main topics dominating the election campaign are the economy and, increasingly, immigration.

Some have voiced similar concerns about the wider German economy, rattling off long lists of both cyclical and structural problems. German industry has been battered by high energy prices sparked by ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and billionaire Elon Musk have publicly feuded in recent weeks as Musk voices support for ...

Despite the rise in the main index, the German economy is clearly still struggling, said Franziska Palmas, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics. She noted that the index remains very low ...

Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is heading to snap elections in February after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence and his governing coalition collapsed after months of instability.

His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F.

German business confidence improved slightly in January but remained low as Europe's largest economy remained stuck in a rut, a closely watched survey showed Monday. The Ifo institute's confidence ...