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BERLIN — Germany's economy is likely to be more or less stagnant in 2025 after shrinking for two years and the impact of U.S. tariffs could weigh down an already unimpressive showing, leading think ...

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Germany’s economic engine continues to sputter as the nation faces another year of lackluster performance, with the country’s gross domestic product expected to creep forward by a mere 0.1% in 2025.

BERLIN (Reuters) -German economic institutes on Thursday cut their growth forecast for this year to 0.1% from the 0.8% expected in September, taking into consideration initial U.S. tariffs on steel, ...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz described “certain sectors” of his country’s economy as being in “very critical” condition in a letter to lawmakers.