Germany: Is it Now The End of the Miracle?

One word is rearing its ugly head again across the Atlantic in Europe: crisis. Portugal’s debt situation and Greece’s ongoing economic weakness are threatening Europe’s relative stability of the past year. The nations on the periphery are a far cry from fiscally conservative powerhouse Germany, but will the region’s strongest economy — and its investors — be affected as well by the continent’s economic troubles? In a new report titled ‘The end of the German miracle?’ Societe Generale (SG) highlighted the economic challenges faced by Germany.

Germany:  Economy Slowing Down

Faced with the emerging market slowdown and recession in southern Europe, the German success story could be at risk in the near future. The manufacturing PMI, which fell...