https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German businesses are confident about the outlook for Europe's biggest economy, despite China's slowdown and the Volkswagen scandal, a top survey showed Monday, as the Bundesbank also insisted economic growth was still on track. https://www.thelocal.de/20151026/vw-scandal-doesnt-spook-german-industry Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:55:09 +0100 vw-scandal-doesnt-spook-german-industry Consumer confidence in Germany is at its highest in 13.5 years, as the positive economic outlook and low inflation persuade consumers to open their purses, a poll found on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150527/german-public-are-shopping-with-confidence Wed, 27 May 2015 10:16:53 +0200 german-public-are-shopping-with-confidence German business confidence slipped fractionally from its previous high level in May, as the upturn in Europe's biggest economy continues, the Ifo economic institute said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150522/business-confidence-slack-as-growth-slows Fri, 22 May 2015 13:14:46 +0200 business-confidence-slack-as-growth-slows Germany's public finances were back in the black in 2014, as growth in Europe's biggest economy shifted up a gear at the end of the year, official data showed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150224/strong-economy-makes-for-18-billion-surplus Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:04:49 +0100 strong-economy-makes-for-18-billion-surplus German businesses are confident about the outlook for Europe's biggest economy, a new poll showed on Monday, as a weaker euro and falling oil prices are set to boost the country's exporters. https://www.thelocal.de/20150126/business-makes-confident-start-to-2015 Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:29:41 +0100 business-makes-confident-start-to-2015 German retailers upgraded on Tuesday their forecast for 2014, saying the robust labour market is filling consumers with festive cheer ahead of the crucial Christmas season. https://www.thelocal.de/20141111/christmas-cheer-means-higher-retail-forecast Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:56:00 +0100 christmas-cheer-means-higher-retail-forecast German shoppers cut back on their spending in September at the fastest rate for seven years, official data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141031/german-retail-sales-show-biggest-drop-in-seven-years Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:26:00 +0100 german-retail-sales-show-biggest-drop-in-seven-years German business confidence rose for the third month in a row in July, data showed on Thursday, as companies in Europe's top economy appeared to shrug off recession across the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20130725/51043 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:45:00 +0200 51043 Eurozone gloom deepened on Friday with data showing that the debt crisis has pushed business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, to the lowest level for more than two years. https://www.thelocal.de/20120622/43315 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:15:00 +0200 43315 Retail sales in Germany rose in March but not by enough to offset the declines seen in the preceding two months, official data showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120430/42255 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:40:00 +0200 42255 Business confidence in Germany beat expectations to rise again in April, underlining the resilience of Europe's biggest economy to the long-running debt crisis, data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120420/42073 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:39:00 +0200 42073 Business confidence in Germany rose sharply to a near two-year high in April, the closely watched Ifo index showed Friday, in another sign of recovery in Europe's top economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20100423/26743 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:58:00 +0200 26743 German business confidence is climbing, with companies more optimistic about the economy than they were at the end of last year, a poll released Wednesday has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20100217/25305 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:57:00 +0100 25305 German firms are getting over the recession blues and expect a stabilisation in Europe’s biggest economy after the turmoil of recent months, the closely watched Ifo survey suggested on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090622/20117 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:11:00 +0200 20117 German investor confidence hit a record low point in July, a key survey showed on Tuesday, but analysts skirted any recession forecast as high oil prices and the euro weigh on the economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20080715/13081 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:39:00 +0200 13081