Your meta comment is probably the most informed one I've read in this discussion. One aspect worth considering is _why_ the article is representing such a diff

Your meta comment is probably the most informed one I've read in this discussion. One aspect worth considering is _why_ the article is representing such a different perspective to the perspective USA readers would consider "sensible". A reasonable answer on the growth side is that Germany's perspective is not solely focused on GDP, other factors such as employment and wage growth are important. On the stimulus side the German central banking system has always been hawkish (possibly due to their history) and this has continued to a large degree with the ECB.