Shafaqna English– During the first six months of 2026, German corporations sharply reduced their capital expenditures in the United States, bringing them to their lowest point in three years. This decline was largely attributed to the policy direction of the Trump administration, which has introduced significant uncertainty into the economic relationship between the two sides of the Atlantic — a key trading corridor that has historically been characterized by deep commercial ties.
The German Economic Institute (IW) calculated that direct investment flows from Germany to the United States in the first half of 2026 contracted by almost two-thirds compared with the same period a year earlier, settling at €4.3 billion ($5 billion). This represents the weakest performance for any six-month stretch since 2023, underscoring the extent of the pullback in transatlantic capital flows.
Source: Reuters