🇩🇪GERMANY SLASHES GROWTH FORECAST – STAGNATION NOW ON THE MENU
Germany just tossed its 2025 growth forecast in the trash – now expecting zero growth instead of the already sad 0.3%.
That’s 2 years of economic flatlining…and with Trump’s tariffs back in play, Berlin’s staring… https://t.co/hCh8K7x1Mm pic.twitter.com/HPvspVNnGl
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 22, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government cut its economic forecast for this year and now foresees stagnation instead of 0.3% growth, a source told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming a report by the Handelsblatt newspaper.
For 2026, the government now expects growth of 1%, down slightly from its January forecast of 1.1%, according to the source.
The economy ministry declined to comment when asked about the forecasts and instead referred to a news conference on the new projections planned for Thursday.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/german-government-forecasts-economic-stagnation-094039286.html