Germany likely to head into recession, central bank warns

Bundesbank says summer's slump in exports is expected to continue into the autumn

Germany's economy is heading into recession after the country's central bank warned that a slump in exports during the summer was likely to continue into the autumn.

The Bundesbank said a downturn in orders for cars and industrial equipment in the second quarter of the year was likely to continue in the third quarter, leaving the economy on the brink of a technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.

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