Connect to share and comment

German investor sentiment stabilises in May

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 06:30
Investment sentiment in Germany stabilised in May following a sharp decline the previous month, but fell short of analyst expectations, a new survey found on Tuesday. The widely watched investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economic institute rose fractionally by 0.1 point to 36.4 points in May, while analysts had been projecting a more pronounced increase to around 39.5 points this month. "After a sharp decline last month, the ZEW indicator of economic sentiment for Germany has moved sideways in May 2013," the think-tank said in a statement.

Asian stock markets mostly up on the heels of improving small business sentiment in the US

The Canadian PressMay 14, 2013 06:00
BANGKOK - Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. The National Federation of Independent Business reported a slight improvement in confidence among small business owners in the U.S. in April. That helped boost the Dow Jones industrial average to close at a record high Tuesday. "A combination of further improvement of economic performance and low inflation in the US should keep risk appetite buoyant," said analysts at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong in an email commentary.

German investor sentiment hits three-year high: ZEW

March 19, 2013 07:01
Investor sentiment in Germany inched higher in March to the highest level for more than three years, with analysts convinced that the outlook for Europe's top economy remains bright, a new survey found on Tuesday. The widely watched investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economic institute edged up to 48.5 points in March from 48.2 points in February. That is its highest level since April 2010. "After three substantial increases between December 2012 and February 2013, the indicator has stabilised in March at a respectable level," said ZEW president Clemens Fuest.

March 19, 2013 06:31
German investor sentiment edges up to three-year high in March: ZEW spm/arp

RPT-German data helps Britain's FTSE to close at a five-year high

February 19, 2013 13:30
(Repeats to remove extraneous characters from headline) * FTSE 100 index closes up 1 percent * Index extends gains but lags EU peers after German ZEW * Rolls Royce and StanChart among top risers on upgrades * FTSE still on rising path from last Nov. - technicals By Alistair Smout

RPT-German data helps Britain's FTSE to close at a five-year high

February 19, 2013 13:30
(Repeats to remove extraneous character from headline) * FTSE 100 index closes up 1 percent * Index extends gains but lags EU peers after German ZEW * Rolls Royce and StanChart among top risers on upgrades * FTSE still on rising path from last Nov. - technicals By Alistair Smout

UPDATE 3-German investor morale soars to near 3-year high

February 19, 2013 09:00
* ZEW investor sentiment at highest level since April 2010 * Optimism about euro crisis, low interest rates behind rise * Current conditions index dips, car sales slump * Private consumption to rise again this year - GfK By Victoria Bryan and Sakari Suoninen MANNHEIM, Germany, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Optimism that the worst of the euro zone debt crisis is over has helped German investor and analyst sentiment soar to its highest level in nearly three years this month.

German investor sentiment surges in February: ZEW

February 19, 2013 07:15
Investor sentiment in Germany surged to the highest level for three years in February, as the financial markets believe Europe's top economy has put the worst of the crisis behind it, a poll found on Tuesday. The widely watched investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economic institute soared to 48.2 points in February from 31.5 points in January. That is its highest level since April 2010. Analysts had been expecting a much more modest increase to just 35 points this month.

February 19, 2013 06:30
German investor sentiment surges to three-year high in February: ZEW spm/ric/hd

Britain's FTSE weakens, German sentiment data eyed

February 19, 2013 04:30
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares slipped at the open on Tuesday, dragged lower by heavyweight Vodafone after it was downgraded by Bernstein, and with traders citing some caution in the run-up to German sentiment data due later in the day. The FTSE 100 was down 0.2 percent at 6,306.90 by 0808 GMT, in what is expected to be a relatively lacklustre early session following Monday's closure of U.S. markets for the President's Day holiday.
Syndicate content