Economics

Germany Gets a Recession Warning as Investor Confidence Plunges

  • Sentix gauge turns negative for the first time since 2010
  • Euro-zone sentiment also drops as U.S.-China trade war flares

A metals plant in Simmerath.

Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
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Germany is at risk of a recession amid escalating protectionism that is weighing on the export giant, according to Sentix.