Economics

German Inflation Weakens in August as Recession Draws Nearer

  • Price growth slows to 1%, lower than economists expected
  • Government has signaled fiscal stimulus could come if needed
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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German inflation unexpectedly weakened in August, adding to signs of economic frailty after a separate report showed the nation’s unemployment rising.