Germany News & Analysis

Germany Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) in line with forecasts (-0.2%) in 4Q

Germany Gross Domestic Product (YoY) in line with expectations (-0.2%) in 4Q

Nvidia (NVDA) suffered a record one-day loss in market value last month over how low-cost DeepSeek might shake up the “AI” ecosystem, although shares have since mostly bounced back.

Germany’s likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: “I never thought I would end up one day having to say that.”

Germany IFO – Current Assessment below forecasts (86.5) in February: Actual (85)

Germany IFO – Expectations above expectations (85.2) in February: Actual (85.4)

Germany IFO – Business Climate below forecasts (85.8) in February: Actual (85.2)

Election results suggest a government could be formed between the main center-right and center-left parties.

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

Germany has the world’s third-largest economy, but is struggling to kickstart growth. It’s one of the issues facing voters in Sunday’s elections.

Social media giants Meta and X (formerly Twitter) approved ads targeting users in Germany with violent anti-Muslim and anti-Jew hate speech in the run-up to the country’s federal elections, according to new research from Eko, a corporate responsi…

YouTube is close to announcing a new lower-priced “premium lite” version of its subscription service, Bloomberg reports. The new tier is expected to launch in the United States, Australia, Germany, and Thailand “soon.” The tier …

The Underwater Photographer of the Year contest highlights compelling underwater images of wrecked ships and planes.

Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI registered at 46.1 above expectations (45.5) in February

Germany HCOB Services PMI registered at 52.2, below expectations (52.5) in February

Germany HCOB Composite PMI registered at 51 above expectations (50.8) in February

Here is what you need to know on Friday, February 21: The action in financial markets quiets down on Friday as investors await preliminary February Manufacturing and Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data from Germany, the Eurozone, the UK and …

Germany Producer Price Index (MoM) registered at -0.1%, below expectations (0.6%) in January

Germany Producer Price Index (YoY) registered at 0.5%, below expectations (1.3%) in January

Recommendation algorithms operated by social media giants TikTok and X have shown evidence of substantial far-right political bias in Germany ahead of a federal election that takes place Sunday, according to new research carried out by Global Witness. …

Germany 10-y Bond Auction declined to 2.52% from previous 2.54%

Germany ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment registered at 26 above expectations (15.5) in February

Germany ZEW Survey – Current Situation came in at -88.5, above expectations (-90) in February

There is a lot of soul-searching underway in European capitals as leaders come to terms with last week’s shock new direction for US foreign policy.

Helsing, the German defense tech startup backed by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and others, is producing 6,000 HX-2 strike drones in addition to the 4,000 HF-1 strike drones financed by Germany that are currently being delivered to Ukraine. “We are scaling up p…