Economics

German Factory Orders Plunge Across Industries

  • Orders drop 8.6% year-on-year, most in almost a decade
  • Economists predict ECB stimulus as early as this month
German Industry Slumps, Bund Yields Point to Lost Decade
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German factory orders slumped in May in the latest sign that global trade uncertainty is turning Europe’s temporary slowdown into a more serious downturn.