German ZEW Economic Sentiment dropped to -24.5 in July, down from -21.1 and missed expectation of -22. Current Situation Index dropped to -1.1, down from 7.8 and missed expectation of 5. Eurozone ZEW economic sentiment dropped slightly to -20.3, down from -20.3 and beat expectation of -20.9. Eurozone Current Situation index dropped -6.9 to -10.6.
ZEW President Achim Wambach said: “Continued negative trend in incoming orders in the German industry is likely to have reinforced the financial market experts’ pessimistic sentiment. A lasting containment of the factors that are causing uncertainty in the export-oriented sectors of the German economy is currently not in sight. The Iran conflict seems to be intensifying and the ongoing trade dispute between the USA and China is a burden not only to Chinese economic development. Furthermore, no discernible progress has been made in the negotiations as to what Brexit will look like.”
