There is renewed concern regarding economic growth in Germany and whether the country is heading into a recession.

Some excerpts from the November 8 CNBC.com article titled “Europe’s Paymaster Heading for Recession:  Economists” :

A stream of weak economic figures from Germany is prompting economists to predict that the country is fast approaching a recession — and the vortex of the euro zone’s economic crisis.

also:

When Germany’s third quarter GDP figures are released next Thursday economists such as James Ashley at RBC Capital Markets are forecasting modest growth of 0.2 percent. However, Ashley adds that a contraction looks “increasingly likely” in the near future.

“What [the] data underscore, is the increasingly apparent slowdown in Germany as – despite its strong domestic fundamentals – the economy continues to be buffeted by the global financial headwinds,” he wrote.

The article also quotes various other statistics, as well as a comment from Mario Draghi.

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