Germany's central bank comments in its latest monthly report

Germany
  • Economic rebound largely due to one-off factors
  • The underlying trend remains weak
  • The effects are expected to lapse or even reverse
  • Downturn forces continue to be prevalent and may intensify somewhat
  • Says that the business environment for automakers could prove to be more challenging in the future

I'll have to commend the Bundesbank for their take here as it pretty much sums up the challenges and the current situation experienced by the German economy. Although Q1 economic conditions may have held up, the outlook remains cloudy and there's no doubt that the threat of US auto tariffs will keep things on edge moving ahead.