I hadn't picked up yet on Germany's decline. Germany's wellbeing is of particular interest to me, as it's our biggest export partners at 22% of total exports. So my response to the title (which is how it was printed and how I came across it) was akin to "what? fuck no". It feels like we're on thin ice at the moment, and an article like this is one of those loud cracks in the ice that may or may not be the last one before we'll fall through.
The economic indicators on Germany aren't subtle. Do a Google Image search for "dailyshot germany". Everyone seems to be waiting for some sort of official recession signal without recognizing that nobody ever says "we're in a recession" they say "turns out we've been in a recession for the past six months."