Japanese assets saw more than $50 billion worth of investment from abroad in April, according to a report from Nikkei Asia.

Europe’s largest economy is facing headwinds while the government is in turmoil.

“Trade barriers drive inflation,” explained Tobias Meyer, CEO of the German logistics company DHL Group.

Farmers across Germany are continuing a weeklong protest of the government’s plan to revoke key economic and agricultural tax policies by blocking major roads and highways across the country.

Germany is facing a budget crisis amid rising energy costs, urgent calls for immigration reform and more pressing issues.

The number of people entering Germany without permission hit a high in September. Now, the country is levying tougher legal sentences for trafficking.

Business activity in Germany contracted for a fourth straight month in October. Experts are labeling Europe’s largest economy the “sick man of Europe.”

Among them are New Zealand, Germany and, probably, China.

A warm winter in Europe helped ease the transition.

After its over-reliance on the Kremlin for its energy, is Germany making the same mistake with Beijing?