Merz’s Economic Headache Shows No Signs of Abating
For Germany, 2026 was meant to mark a new chapter. But the economy’s rebound already looks feeble.
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I’m Craig Stirling , a senior editor in Frankfurt. Today we’re looking at reporting by Nick Heubeck and Alexander Weber on Germany’s economic travails. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net . And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here .
This year was meant to start a new chapter for Germany. Europe’s biggest economy, under new management and freed from a constitutional brake on government spending, was poised to begin growing again after running aground in the aftermath of the pandemic.