More than 20 percent of Germans can't afford a week’s holiday, and 30 percent said they were unable to cover "unexpected expenses" such as house repairs or big purchases, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Foreign tourists in Berlin are splashing out more money than ever before in the capital, figures released on Tuesday show. But which nationalities are the biggest spenders?
Germany has the worst gender pay gap in western Europe, according to a report from movehub, a website that provides information for people moving abroad.
Workers' wages in real terms have dropped in Germany for the first time in four years, falling by an average of 0.3 percent from the third quarter of 2012 to the same period this year.
Lucky enough to have something left over from wages each month? Would it be best to put it in property or start a pension? In this week's Job Talk we asked a financial adviser about the options in Germany.
The rate of inflation in Germany slowed to its lowest level in more than three years last month on falling oil prices, official data showed on Tuesday.
A taxi driver in Bavaria found €250,000 on the back seat of his cab on Sunday. He found the elderly couple it belonged to and turned down a finder's reward, accepting just €12 as a fare to return the money.
Rents in German cities have fallen slightly except in the capital Berlin where they continue to rise, a study released on Wednesday showed. But is rent in Germany too expensive and what can be done to stop it rising? <b>Have your say</b>.
After months of waiting, the EU finally announced the date when mobile phone roaming charges will be scrapped. There should be no extra charge on calls, texts or internet by July 2016.
Germans say they worry about the European debt crisis more than anything else, according to a survey released on Thursday revealing the country’s biggest concerns.
German business confidence rose for the third month in a row in July, data showed on Thursday, as companies in Europe's top economy appeared to shrug off recession across the eurozone.
Data thieves targeting customers at cash point machines caused €8 million worth of damage in the first six months of this year, according to figures out on Wednesday.
More than one in three Germans entitled to state benefits do not apply - saving the government billions - a new study showed. Shame and not knowing they are eligible are thought to be the most likely explanations.
Happy holidays once again courtesy of the EU, as a new, lower cap on was slapped on the cost of Europe-wide roaming mobile calls and internet from Monday.
Germany's highest earners are overwhelmingly German nationals, according to an analysis by the national central bank which found that wealth is otherwise very unevenly distributed in Europe's top economy.
Germany has the third highest population of millionaires of any country in the world, and according to a study released on Wednesday, their piles of gold are growing faster than the world economy.
European Union proposals to eliminate one and two cent euro coins is annoying some Germans, including a few at the Bundesbank, while others think an EU idea to introduce one and two-euro notes is a good one.
Rising wages in China and an increase in the cost of raw materials will push up the price of shoes, the German head of Deichmann, Europe’s largest footwear manufacturer, said this week.
The Bundesbank started issuing a new €5 note on Thursday which will gradually replace the bill that has been in circulation since the introduction of the single currency in 2002.
