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German Direct Investment in the United States Fell to 4.3 Billion Euros, Down Nearly 80 Percent From 2024

Germany · Aug 17, 2026 · 4 min read

German Direct Investment in the United States Fell to 4.3 Billion Euros, Down Nearly 80 Percent From 2024

German companies invested 4.3 billion euros directly in the United States in the first half of 2026, the lowest level since 2023,…

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German Motor Fuels Up 23 Percent; Yearly Inflation Confirmed at 2.8 Percent

Germany · Aug 12, 2026 · 5 min read

German Motor Fuels Up 23 Percent; Yearly Inflation Confirmed at 2.8 Percent

German consumer prices rose two point eight percent in the year to July 2026, up from two point three percent in June,…

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Germany’s China Deficit Hits 55.2 Billion Euros as Exports Fall 12.3 Percent

Germany · Aug 9, 2026 · 5 min read

Germany’s China Deficit Hits 55.2 Billion Euros as Exports Fall 12.3 Percent

Germany's trade deficit with China reached fifty five point two billion euros in the first half of 2026, as German exports to…

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German exports hit a record in June as United States shipments fall 14.2 percent

Germany · Aug 7, 2026 · 4 min read

German exports hit a record in June as United States shipments fall 14.2 percent

German exports reached 139.3 billion euros in June 2026, up 0.9 percent on May and 6.6 percent on June 2025, the highest…

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German ifo Index Rises to 86.6 as Expectations Improve but Conditions Worsen

Germany · Aug 2, 2026 · 3 min read

German ifo Index Rises to 86.6 as Expectations Improve but Conditions Worsen

The ifo Business Climate Index for Germany rose to 86.6 in July from 85.7 in June. The headline improvement, however, came entirely…

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German Wholesale Prices Rise 4.9 Percent in June as the Annual Rate Cools

EU · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read

German Wholesale Prices Rise 4.9 Percent in June as the Annual Rate Cools

German wholesale prices rose 4.9 percent in June from a year earlier, easing from 5.9 percent in May, and fell 0.7 percent…

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German Exports Rise in May as US Shipments Jump and the Trade Surplus Widens to 19.1 Billion Euros

EU · Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read

German Exports Rise in May as US Shipments Jump and the Trade Surplus Widens to 19.1 Billion Euros

German exports rose 0.9 percent in May from the previous month to 137.9 billion euros on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis,…

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Germany’s 2027 Budget Signals Fiscal Break as Borrowing Tops 203 Billion Euros

EU · Jul 7, 2026 · 5 min read

Germany’s 2027 Budget Signals Fiscal Break as Borrowing Tops 203 Billion Euros

Germany's cabinet has approved the draft federal budget for 2027 and the financial plan through 2030, marking one of the clearest fiscal…

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Germany and France Business Climate Edge Up in June, but Manufacturing, Jobs and Consumer Signals Remain Soft

EU · Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min read

Germany and France Business Climate Edge Up in June, but Manufacturing, Jobs and Consumer Signals Remain Soft

Business sentiment in the euro area's two largest economies improved slightly in June, but the gains remained modest and the underlying indicators…

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Germany’s Wholesale Prices Rise 5.9% in May as Energy and Raw Material Costs Climb

EU · Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read

Germany’s Wholesale Prices Rise 5.9% in May as Energy and Raw Material Costs Climb

Wholesale selling prices in Germany rose 5.9 percent in May 2026 compared with a year earlier, according to data published by the…

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  • German Direct Investment in the United States Fell to 4.3 Billion Euros, Down Nearly 80 Percent From 2024
    Germany | Macro | USA

    German Direct Investment in the United States Fell to 4.3 Billion Euros, Down Nearly 80 Percent From 2024

    August 17, 2026

    German companies invested 4.3 billion euros directly in the United States in the first half of 2026, the lowest level since 2023, according to calculations by the German Economic Institute reported by Reuters on 16 August. The figure is down by nearly two thirds from the same period a year earlier and by nearly 80…

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  • Destatis — Germany Statistics, Germany
    Germany

    German Motor Fuels Up 23 Percent; Yearly Inflation Confirmed at 2.8 Percent

    August 12, 2026August 15, 2026

    German consumer prices rose two point eight percent in the year to July 2026, up from two point three percent in June, the Federal Statistical Office said on Wednesday, publishing the final reading and confirming its provisional estimate. Prices rose zero point eight percent on the month. On the harmonised European measure the annual rate…

    Read More German Motor Fuels Up 23 Percent; Yearly Inflation Confirmed at 2.8 PercentContinue

  • Germany’s China Deficit Hits 55.2 Billion Euros as Exports Fall 12.3 Percent
    Germany

    Germany’s China Deficit Hits 55.2 Billion Euros as Exports Fall 12.3 Percent

    August 9, 2026August 15, 2026

    Germany’s trade deficit with China reached fifty five point two billion euros in the first half of 2026, as German exports to the country fell twelve point three percent to thirty six point six billion euros while imports from it rose eight point nine percent to ninety one point eight billion, figures published by the…

    Read More Germany’s China Deficit Hits 55.2 Billion Euros as Exports Fall 12.3 PercentContinue

  • Destatis — Germany Statistics, Germany
    Germany

    German exports hit a record in June as United States shipments fall 14.2 percent

    August 7, 2026August 15, 2026

    German exports reached 139.3 billion euros in June 2026, up 0.9 percent on May and 6.6 percent on June 2025, the highest calendar and seasonally adjusted monthly figure the Federal Statistical Office has ever recorded. The previous record, 139.1 billion euros, was set in September 2022. Imports rose 4.4 percent on the month to 123.9…

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  • Germany — Automotive Industry, Germany
    Germany

    German ifo Index Rises to 86.6 as Expectations Improve but Conditions Worsen

    August 2, 2026August 15, 2026

    The ifo Business Climate Index for Germany rose to 86.6 in July from 85.7 in June. The headline improvement, however, came entirely from expectations. Companies’ assessment of their current situation deteriorated. Component July 2026 June 2026 Change Business Climate 86.6 85.7 +0.9 Current situation 86.5 87.0 −0.5 Expectations 86.7 84.3 +2.4 That is a 2.9-point…

    Read More German ifo Index Rises to 86.6 as Expectations Improve but Conditions WorsenContinue

  • Destatis (Germany statistics), Germany
    EU | Germany | Global | Macro

    German Wholesale Prices Rise 4.9 Percent in June as the Annual Rate Cools

    July 16, 2026August 15, 2026

    German wholesale prices rose 4.9 percent in June from a year earlier, easing from 5.9 percent in May, and fell 0.7 percent on the month, the Federal Statistical Office reported on 14 July. It was the second consecutive monthly decline, as the surge in energy and raw material prices from earlier in the year continued…

    Read More German Wholesale Prices Rise 4.9 Percent in June as the Annual Rate CoolsContinue

  • Destatis (Germany statistics), Germany
    EU | Germany | Global | Macro

    German Exports Rise in May as US Shipments Jump and the Trade Surplus Widens to 19.1 Billion Euros

    July 10, 2026August 15, 2026

    German exports rose 0.9 percent in May from the previous month to 137.9 billion euros on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, while imports fell 2.5 percent to 118.8 billion euros, widening the trade surplus to 19.1 billion euros from 14.7 billion euros in April, the federal statistics office Destatis said on Thursday. The swing…

    Read More German Exports Rise in May as US Shipments Jump and the Trade Surplus Widens to 19.1 Billion EurosContinue

  • Germany’s 2027 Budget Signals Fiscal Break as Borrowing Tops 203 Billion Euros
    EU | Germany | Macro | Markets

    Germany’s 2027 Budget Signals Fiscal Break as Borrowing Tops 203 Billion Euros

    July 7, 2026August 15, 2026

    Germany’s cabinet has approved the draft federal budget for 2027 and the financial plan through 2030, marking one of the clearest fiscal shifts in modern German economic policy. The plan combines higher public investment, sharply larger defence spending and heavy borrowing as Europe’s largest economy tries to rebuild growth momentum after years of weak investment…

    Read More Germany’s 2027 Budget Signals Fiscal Break as Borrowing Tops 203 Billion EurosContinue

  • France & Germany Economy, France/Germany
    EU | France | Germany | Global | Macro | Markets

    Germany and France Business Climate Edge Up in June, but Manufacturing, Jobs and Consumer Signals Remain Soft

    June 25, 2026August 15, 2026

    Business sentiment in the euro area’s two largest economies improved slightly in June, but the gains remained modest and the underlying indicators continued to point to an uneven recovery. Fresh survey data from Germany’s ifo Institute and France’s INSEE showed firmer headline confidence, while manufacturing, employment and household demand signals stayed soft. In Germany, the…

    Read More Germany and France Business Climate Edge Up in June, but Manufacturing, Jobs and Consumer Signals Remain SoftContinue

  • Germany Economy, Germany
    EU | Germany | Global | Macro

    Germany’s Wholesale Prices Rise 5.9% in May as Energy and Raw Material Costs Climb

    June 17, 2026August 15, 2026

    Wholesale selling prices in Germany rose 5.9 percent in May 2026 compared with a year earlier, according to data published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on 15 June 2026. The annual rate eased slightly from 6.3 percent in April but stayed well above the readings earlier in the year, a sharp acceleration from the…

    Read More Germany’s Wholesale Prices Rise 5.9% in May as Energy and Raw Material Costs ClimbContinue

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