Economics

German Factory Orders Beat Expectations, Advance for Third Month

  • Orders up 1.8% from previous month in January; est. 1%
  • Bundesbank has said the economy is probably in recession
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German factory orders increased for a third month, driven by foreign demand, even as the pandemic probably tipped Europe’s largest economy into another recession.