Germany's manufacturing upturn held firm into September, and the government has raised its growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, adding an official layer of optimism to the industria
Germany's manufacturing upturn held firm into September, and the government has raised its growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, adding an official layer of optimism to the industrial picture. Against that, a Volkswagen union dispute is ramping up, and US pressure on Berlin and Paris to release diesel stockpiles or face an export ban keeps trade friction alive. Solid factory data and brighter official forecasts sit alongside labor and geopolitical tensions, leaving the market pulled between domestic strength and external risk.
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