contraction
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Its manufacturing sector, already under pressure from trade tensions and high interest rates and in contraction by some measures, is particularly vulnerable because its supply chains are tightly intertwined with Europe, said Lovely.
No property sector is immune to a potential contraction in the labor force this year.
Destastis noted it was a "turbulent year" for Germany's foreign trade, with exports falling 0.3 percent, the third straight year of contraction.
From Barron's
“We believe there is the potential that more of these DRP-related contractions are likely to surface as an incremental CY26 growth headwind for many enterprise software seat-based models in coming months/quarters,” they write.
China’s consumer inflation picked up modestly in December, while factory-gate prices remained in contraction.
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