Treier: "The new US trade policy is sending shockwaves through the global economy"
The global economy is faltering - there is no sign of a recovery in German foreign trade. Instead of optimism, there is disillusionment: German companies abroad are facing deteriorating conditions and growing uncertainty in almost all regions of the world. The current AHK World Business Outlook (WBO) for spring 2025 shows: The economic expectations of German companies worldwide have collapsed. The trade policy upheavals in the USA are putting pressure on the global economy. "The USA's new trade policy is hitting German companies at their foreign locations with full force," warns Volker Treier, Head of Foreign Trade at the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). "The US trade policy and the international reactions to it are sending shockwaves through the global economy - investors are losing confidence in reliable framework conditions. As a result, investments are being postponed or cancelled altogether, and traditional trade relations are being reassessed". more
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[Translate to English:] AHK World Business Outlook Bericht
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