The German economy recorded a GDP growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of 2025, yet future forecasts remain pessimistic.

The German economy recorded a GDP growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of 2025; however, future forecasts remain pessimistic.

More than a quarter century after The Economist first dubbed Germany the “sick man of Europe,” the label applies again. And this time, the illness is a chronic condition, requiring a long-term ...

Germany is the main reason why the EU runs a large trade surplus (in goods) with the US (the source of so much ire in ...

Germany makes it hard for newcomers, you're either all German or you’re an Ausländer, argue Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes, the ...

The other postwar miracle, far to Japan’s west, is the subject of a new book, Kaput: The End of the German Miracle. Its author, financial journalist and New Statesman columnist Wolfgang Münchau, ...

Germany’s economy will stagnate this year as the country faces headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade ...

“I don’t think you can understand it from day-to-day experiences,” says historian Sven Beckert, whose research focuses on the ...

Johan Norberg on what drove history’s influential civilisations; Ben Chu on the rise of zero-sum economic thinking; plus Germany’s decline and a must-read for monetary aficionados ...

The German economy, Europe’s biggest, grew by 0.4% in the first quarter thanks to stronger-than-expected exports and ...

All high-frequency indicators are pointing down again, from order books and industrial ... Even so, the economy is not going anywhere. Germany’s weakness has led to solidifying expectations ...