Investor confidence has been weak in the Eurozone in recent months with the Greek bailout weighing on equity markets and more recently, the slowdown in China. The ZEW Economic sentiment survey reviews feedback from analysts and large institutional investors who follow German economic trends. Despite a successful earnings season for German companies, today’s report is set to be the 8th consecutive month of decline in investor confidence.
Trading Event: German Zew Economic Sentiment - Today at 09:00 GMT
Investor Notes:
- Sentiment in the German economy is expected to decline again, falling from 25 in August to a forecasted 18.3 for September.
- The Sentix investor Confidence survey fell by 4.8 points in September to 13.6 from 18.4 in August.
