Scholz’s rival pushes tough migration plans, faces blowback
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger in Germany’s upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy to parliament
German Industrial SMEs Push Back On The Country’s Economic Policies
German industry has for years called out high energy prices and poor economic policies for making them uncompetitive. A coalition of SMEs is now saying enough is enough.
Weak German Consumer Confidence Dashes Hopes of Rebound at Start of 2025
A leading consumer-climate index conducted by research groups GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions slipped to minus 22.4 in February's forecast, from minus 21.4 in January. It was a little weaker than the minus 21.8 reading expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
Citi maintains Buy on Volkswagen stock, EUR125.00 target
Monday, shares of Volkswagen AG (VOW:GR) (OTC: OTC:VWAGY), currently valued at $53.42 billion, remained in focus as Citi analysts reiterated their Buy rating and EUR125.00 price target. Trading at an attractive P/E ratio of 4.
German Businesses Sentiment Edges Up Despite Gloomy Outlook — Update
The Ifo Institute's business-climate index rose to 85.1 in January from 84.7 in December, a little better than expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. December's result was the lowest point since May 2020, when pandemic restrictions severely curtailed economic activity.
Germany’s Economic Model Is Broken, and No One Has a Plan B
The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.
With Germany heading to the polls—will the government be able to turn around its crisis-hit economy in time?
Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum".
Germany's Crisis-hit Economy Casts Shadow Over Election
Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum".
In Davos, Scholz calls for 'cool heads', cautious optimism in face of Trump
Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, but stressed the importance of "cool heads" in the face of uncertainty.
German companies are risking a ‘lose-lose’ decoupling with China
German companies, particularly the carmakers, face huge market pressure in China. For years derided as producing cheap, clunky cars, Chinese manufacturers — admittedly heavily supported by the state — have shot past their German counterparts in developing electric vehicles.
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What’s behind Europe’s car industry crisis
The decline in European production is accelerated by a trend known as 'local for local', which sees carmakers, such as German brands, increasingly produce their cars and source their supplies in the destination country of the cars. That is, by building cars for the US market in northern America.
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Germany Has an Escalating Deindustrialisation Problem
The European Union’s largest economy, Germany, is experiencing a deindustrialisation trend due to factors such as high energy costs, unhelpful government policies and investment shortfalls. The country’s fading industrial competitiveness isn’t likely to improve soon,