Recession

Markets

Germany barely avoids recession with zero growth

Germany economic growth stagnated in the last three months of the year, skirting a technical recession but registering only zero growth as foreign trade made little contribution to Europe's largest economy.

Markets

Eurozone recession talk mounts as industry slumps

Official figures show that industry across the 19-country eurozone endured in 2018 its worst year since the recession after the global financial crisis, with a broad-based slowdown across countries and sectors.