Expanded lucidity about Britain's arranged departure from the European Union has helped Germany turn away the threat of a recession, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in comments distributed on Friday.
Altmaier additionally said he expects exchange pressures between the United States and the European Union to ease. Donald Trump and the European Commission have forced levies on exchanged merchandise and the U.S. president has taken steps to force collects on European vehicles and vehicle parts.
"I don't feel that the U.S. president has a major interest in having an exchange war with Europe one year before the political decision," Der Spiegel magazine cited Altmaier as saying.