Friday, December 7, 2012

Germany's Central Bank Cuts Forecasts




Germany's central bank sharply cut its 2013 economic growth forecast to 0.4 percent on Friday, while poor industrial production figures underlined expectations of a weak winter for Europe's biggest economy, according to Bloomberg.

The Bundesbank cut its outlook for gross domestic product growth next year from the 1.6 percent it predicted in June. It also lowered its forecast for 2012 to 0.7 percent from 1 percent.  That put the central bank's outlook well below the government's prediction of 0.8 percent growth this year and 1 percent growth in 2013…..

Wait, it's not as bad as it seems. Read all about it at http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-07/german-central-bank-cuts-2013-growth-forecast

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