The Local Germany 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 Greece scares consumers off spending Consumer confidence in Germany is beginning to be dampened slightly by the uncertainty surrounding Greece, a poll found on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150625/greece-scares-consumers-into-shyness Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:33:30 +0200 greece-scares-consumers-into-shyness Spring back in German consumers' step? Update: Consumer confidence in Germany has stopped falling, as households appear to be no longer fazed by concerns about the economic fallout from geopolitical crises, a new poll found on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141024/spring-back-in-german-consumers-step Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:22:00 +0200 spring-back-in-german-consumers-step World crises hit German shoppers' mood UPDATE: The confidence of German consumers has dropped for the second month in a row, weighed down by concerns about the economic fallout from crises, a poll found on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140926/crises-hit-german-shoppers-mood Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:10:00 +0200 crises-hit-german-shoppers-mood