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How the Euro Is Quietly Undermining German Exports
Episode 75 of The European Economy Podcast with Fexingo examines an overlooked cost of the euro's recent weakness: while a weaker euro should help exporters in theory, Germany's export-heavy industrial base is actually being squeezed by rising input costs and sluggish demand from China. Lucas and Luna break down the divergence between France's services-driven economy and Germany's manufacturing slump, using fresh data on factory job cuts and the euro-dollar exchange rate. They explain why the ECB faces a policy dilemma that no single interest rate can solve. A concrete…
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