Germany’s Small Steps Into Stimulus Are Unlikely to Meet Economists’ Hopes

As Germany’s economy shrinks, the government is about to loosen the purse strings—a little bit, and very discreetly

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Economists and international organizations have urged Berlin for months to let go of its fiscal orthodoxy and spend more to fight a looming recession. Global economic growth is slowing and the world’s central banks are lacking much ammunition to stimulate demand, while Germany’s overflowing coffers are a pile of unused ordnance, the argument goes.

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