German Ifo Survey (December)

The fall in the Ifo BCI for December underlines that German’s economy has been hit hard by the latest Covid wave even before the Omicron variant has taken hold. The only consolation is that manufacturers are holding up well. It now looks as if GDP could contract in Q4, and early 2022 may be worse.

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