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German politics: good intentions but challenges ahead

This week’s coalition agreement sets the stage for a substantial fiscal stimulus which should eventually get Germany’s economy growing again. But the new government will have to deal with new challenges from the US which mean there is unlikely to be much of a recovery this year.

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