The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany again recorded a slight increase in the current January 2024 survey. At 15.2 points, it is 2.4 points above the December 2023 value. In contrast, the assessment of the economic situation in Germany has remained virtually unchanged. The corresponding indicator lost 0.2 points and now stands at minus 77.3 points.“Economic expectations for Germany have improved again. This is because now more than half of the respondents assume that the ECB will make interest rate cuts in the first half of the year. There are even more pronounced shifts in US interest rate ... (full story)