GE ZEW Economic Sentiment
Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism;
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Feb 18, 2025 | 26.0 | 19.9 | 10.3 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 10.3 | 15.2 | 15.7 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 3.6 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 3.6 | 17.1 | 19.2 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 19.2 | 32.6 | 41.8 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 41.8 | 41.2 | 47.5 |
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From zew.de|Feb 18, 2025|3 commentsThe ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany shows a considerable leap in expectations in the February 2025 survey. At 26.0 points, it is currently 15.7 points above the previous month’s value. This was the strongest increase in ZEW indicator for Germany in the past two years. The assessments of the current economic situation have also improved, albeit only slightly. The corresponding indicator showed a minor increase by 1.9 points and is now at minus 88.5 points. “Shortly before the day of the federal election, economic ...
From marctomarket.com|Feb 15, 2025The US threat of aluminum and steel tariffs and reciprocal tariffs initially shook the markets, but the implementation at some future date gives the impression that the threats are negotiating ploys helped take away the sting. In his first term, Trump converted some of the tariffs to quotas, and that one scenario for the likely outcome now. Still there is great uncertainty of the US intent and strategy. For its part, the greenback finished last week lower against all the G10 currencies but the Japanese yen. It is not coincidental ...
From zew.de|Jan 21, 2025|1 commentThe ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany deteriorated in the January 2025 survey. At 10.3 points, it is currently 5.4 points below the previous month’s value. However, the assessment of the current economic situation in Germany has changed only slightly. The corresponding indicator increased by 2.7 points and is now at minus 90.4 points. “The second consecutive year of recession caused economic expectations in Germany to fall. The year started with a noticeable decline in the corresponding indicator. This could be, among ...
From marctomarket.com|Jan 19, 2025There were four important macro developments to note in recent days. First, the recent string of US economic data was firmer than expected and GDP looks to have expanded close to 3% in Q4. With the help of guidance by Federal Reserve Waller, who is thought to be a possible successor to Chair Powell, played up the possibility of a cut in H1, and the market implemented the guidance and has next cut nearly priced in for the June FOMC meeting. Second, guidance by Bank of Japan officials makes a rate hike at the end of the coming week ...
- From zew.de|Dec 17, 2024
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany improved in the December 2024 survey. At 15.7 points, it is currently 8.3 points above the previous month’s value. In contrast, assessments of the current economic situation in Germany have changed only slightly. The corresponding indicator fell 1.7 points and is now at minus 93.1 points. “With snap elections ahead in Germany and the resulting expectations of an economic policy encouraging private investment as well as the prospect of further interest rate cuts, the economic outlook ...
- From zew.de|Nov 12, 2024|3 comments
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany slightly declined in the November 2024 survey. At 7.4 points, it is 5.7 points below the previous month’s value. Assessments of the current economic situation in Germany are also increasingly pessimistic. The corresponding indicator fell 4.5 points and is now at minus 91.4 points. “Economic expectations for Germany have been overshadowed by Trump’s victory and the collapse of the German government coalition. In the current survey, economic sentiment has declined – and the outcome of ...
From zew.de|Oct 15, 2024The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany recorded an increase in the October 2024 survey. At 13.1 points, it is 9.5 points above last month’s value. This means that the losses recorded in September have been made up again. In contrast, the assessment of the economic situation in Germany continued to worsen. The corresponding indicator fell 2.4 points to a new value of minus 86.9 points, with almost nine out of ten respondents assessing the current economic situation as negative. “Starting from a very poor assessment of the ...
From zew.de|Sep 17, 2024|6 commentsThe ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany recorded yet another considerable decline in the September 2024 survey. At 3.6 points, it is 15.6 points below the August value. The optimism in economic expectations that has been evident since November 2023 has thus almost completely dwindled. The assessment of the economic situation in Germany has also continued to worsen. The corresponding indicator fell 7.2 points to a new value of minus 84.5 points. The assessment of the current economic situation is thus at its lowest since ...
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