Economics
Germany ‘on Brink of Recession’ as Business Confidence Falls
- Ifo expectations index declined to 80.3 in July; est. 83.0
- Fuest says firms expect significantly worse conditions ahead
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German business confidence deteriorated to the worst level since the early months of the pandemic on growing concerns that record inflation and limited energy supplies from Russia will throw Europe’s biggest economy into a downturn.