Economics

German Recession Risk Rises as Economic Pain Spreads to Services

  • September PMI also show weakness in euro zone and U.K.
  • Euro-area inflation expectations fall to a record low

Berlin's Friedrichstrasse district. 

Photographer: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images

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Germany’s economic woes are becoming more pronounced, with a sharp slowdown in services suggesting the pain from its industrial crisis is spreading.