The German economy has become less and less competitive. A decisive factor was Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the halt to Russian gas supplies.

German economy to flatline in 2025 as tariff turmoil hits, government says By Reuters April 24, 20254:31 AM PDTUpdated April 24, 2025 ...

On the year, the economy was still down by 0.2%. The German economy had its best quarterly performance since the third quarter of 2022, and the reason for it seems to be Donald Trump.

German confidence in the economy jumped again this month, helped by improving consumer demand and the expected boost from the new government’s spending plans. Photo: Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Getty Images ...

In January, the German government had predicted 0.3 percent economic growth, but Mr. Trump’s tariffs of 25 percent on imported automobiles, steel and aluminum threaten to hit Germany’s export ...

The outlook for the German economy cratered this month after U.S. President Trump’s tariff blitz, according to a monthly survey of financial analysts published Tuesday. The ZEW Indicator of ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said President Donald Trump's tariffs are threatening his economy, adding that he believes free trade and open markets are "the best thing for mutual wealth ...

The German economy is expected to contract by 0.3% this year, shrinking for a third consecutive year, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) said on Tuesday, forecasting the longest ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy will recover from its prolonged period of weakness very slowly, growing by only 0.2% this year, according to the new forecasts of Germany's banks' association ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government cut its economic growth forecast on Thursday and now sees stagnation in 2025 instead of a 0.3% expansion as uncertainty from global trade disputes is set to ...

The German economy won’t see meaningful growth this year and Donald Trump’s tariff policies threaten an even bleaker outcome, according to the country’s leading research institutes. Gross ...

Some forex analysts had been predicting that a stuttering eurozone economy, hit by increased U.S. tariffs, would cause the single currency to break through parity with the dollar some time this year.