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Germany's Q2 GDP expanded 0.4% Y/Y
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Germany expanded 0.40% in the second quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the ...
European economy sees growth of only 0.1% as scramble to get ahead of US tariffs goes into reverse
Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs went into reverse and the continent’s biggest economy, Germany, shrank ...
Eurozone growth slows: Spain leads and Germany contracts
Eurozone GDP rose just 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025, down from 0.6% in Q1, as Germany and Italy slipped into ...
Germany to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP in 2029
Germany’s finance minister has vowed to lift the country’s defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029.
Germany prepares huge orders for jets, armoured vehicles, sources say
Germany’s regular defence budget is projected to rise to around €83 billion (S$123 billion) in 2026. Read more at ...
German inflation dips to cooler-than-expected 1.8% in July
German harmonized consumer inflation came in at 1.8% in July, according to preliminary data. The reading is lower than the ...
This Economist Thinks the U.S.-EU Trade Deal Won’t Hurt Europe Much
Even Germany's export-reliant economy won't suffer major short-term damage from the U.S.-European Union trade deal, according to one preliminary estimate. After one year, Germany's gross domestic ...