How worried should we be about Germany?

The decline in German GDP in Q2 is not as alarming as it might appear given that it was causedpartly by temporary factors. But while the economy should return to growth in Q3 and beyond, itseems clear that the recovery has already passed its peak and there is a risk of a sharp slowdown.

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