Chancellor Friedrich Merz will pass an early plank of his domestic agenda into law on Friday, grounded in classical economic arguments.

Exports declined for a second straight month in May in response to higher U.S. tariffs as Europe’s largest economy looks set ...

Germany's economy shrunk for a second consecutive year in 2024, continuing its struggle with internal and external challenges.

The new German government wants to revive the German economy by introducing an urgent recovery program. This has been happening in Germany for two years now, the only country in the European Union ...

Metrics reveal an economy sliding backward. It will be one of the biggest issues in the election set for Sunday.

Germany's economy is expected to contract by 0.2% in 2024, the economy ministry said on Wednesday, which is likely to make it for the second year running the only member of the Group of Seven ...

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

Leading think tanks say that Germany's economy is likely to be more or less stagnant in 2025 after shrinking for two years and the impact of U.S. tariffs could weigh down an already unimpressive ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Marcel Fratzscher, president of the German Institute for Economic Research, about Germany's weakened economy and its potential impact on the country's upcoming elections.

China: From customer to competitor For years, Germany benefited from China's entry into the global economy - even as other developed countries lost jobs to China.

In addition to economic headwinds, Germany’s vital industrial sector continues to struggle as it contends with the costs of Merkel’s reckless decisions.