Germany April ZEW survey current conditions -79.2 vs -76.0 expected

Prior -80.5Economic sentiment (Outlook) 42.9 vs 35.0 expectedPrior 31.7The headline reading is worse than expected but the bright side is at least the outlook reading was a beat on estimates. That reaffirms that underlying conditions in the German economy are still a struggle but with ECB rate cuts lined up, there is some hope for optimism. Well, for now at least. This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

Germany April ZEW survey current conditions -79.2 vs -76.0 expected
  • Prior -80.5
  • Economic sentiment (Outlook) 42.9 vs 35.0 expected
  • Prior 31.7

The headline reading is worse than expected but the bright side is at least the outlook reading was a beat on estimates. That reaffirms that underlying conditions in the German economy are still a struggle but with ECB rate cuts lined up, there is some hope for optimism. Well, for now at least.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.