English ! can you change this up and put it in your own words just by reading this 20 points economists are taking an increasingly pessimistic view of the german economy, with the top german institutes last month revising down their 2018 growth forecast and warning that an escalation of trade friction involving the united states could cause a major recession in germany and europe. a source has also told reuters that the government will revise down its growth forecasts for this year and next. the government is expected to announce its updated growth projections on thursday