In April, Germany's most prominent leading indicator, the Ifo index, improved against all odds, coming in at 86.9 from 86.7 in March. The small improvement was driven by a strong increase in the ...

To quote Andreas Brehme, the all-too-early-departed scorer of Germany’s winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final: “if you’ve ...

Germany's Ifo business barometer was stagnant in January, bucking predictions of a slight improvement. A dip in confidence in the service sector put the brakes on improved sentiments in other ...

In November, German business sentiment experienced a slight uptick, albeit falling short of market expectations. The Ifo Institute’s recent survey reveals this nuanced shift in the business climate ...

The DAX declined by 0.49% on Monday. Partially reversing a 0.95% gain from Friday, the DAX ended the session at 16,622. On Monday, the German and Eurozone economies were in the spotlight. German ...

Despite today's Ifo index increase, the risk of yet another year of stagnation is still alive and kicking. The scale of Germany’s announced fiscal stimulus – €500bn for infrastructure and a ‘whatever ...