Economics
German Economic Reversal Piles Pressure on Merkel for Stimulus
- GDP declines 0.1%, led by drops in exports, construction
- Euro-area economic growth slows to 0.2% in second quarter
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Germany’s economy shrank in the second quarter, ramping up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to unleash fiscal stimulus as manufacturers reel from a U.S.-China trade war.