Private consumption spike helps Germany avoid recession in third quarter

(Reuters) - A sharp rise in private consumption more than compensated for stubborn weakness in investment, helping the German economy post modest growth in the third quarter and avoid recession, data showed on Tuesday.

German consumer morale drops going into September: GfK

BERLIN: German consumer morale fell for the first time in more than 1-1/2 years heading into September as shoppers grew more wary of the impact on Europe's largest economy of sanctions on Russia and other international conflicts.

Bundesbank sees German economy stagnating in second quarter

(Reuters) - The German economy probably stagnated in the second quarter in the face of political tensions abroad, the Bundesbank said on Monday, but chances are its recovery will not be held up for long by conflicts on the rim of Europe.

Germany grew by 0.75 per cent in Q2: Deputy minister

BERLIN: The German economy expanded by 0.75 percent in the second quarter, its strongest rate in more than two years, but growth will slow in the second half of the year, German Deputy Economy Minister Bernhard Heitzer told Reuters on Friday.

Bundesbank Says German Growth Slows After Strong Second Quarter

The Bundesbank said the German economy, Europe’s largest, is set to slow after a rebound in the second quarter of the year. “Signs of a slowdown in economic growth are increasing” in line with expectations, the Frankfurt-based central bank said in its monthly report today.

German economy to slow in summer: Central bank

FRANKFURT: The German economy will slow this summer after a spring recovery, the central bank predicted in a report on Monday, citing weaker industrial orders and export data.

Euro falls as German, French economies disappoint

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro dropped and European shares fell on Thursday as growth data from the region's two largest economies came in weaker than forecast, throwing a first quarter recovery for the bloc into doubt.

German private sector expands at fastest rate since June '11

BERLIN: Germany's private sector expanded at its fastest rate in more than 1-1/2 years in January, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting Europe's largest economy is on the road to recovery after shrinking in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Half Germans support giving more powers to Brussels-poll

(Reuters) - Around half of Germans are prepared to give up some national powers to Brussels in the pursuit of a common European Union financial policy, according to a poll by Emnid for the German magazine Focus.