Investors' confidence in the German economy has declined sharply, and US President Donald Trump's intermittent trade measures are likely to dampen the nascent recovery. According to data released on Tuesday, the ZEW Institute's expectations index fell to -14 in April from 51.6 in the previous month, and the forecast was -10. “Unstable changes in US trade policy have seriously affected Germany's expectations,” ZEW President Achim Wambach said in a statement. “Not only could the announced reciprocal tariffs have an impact on global trade, but their changing characteristics have greatly increased global uncertainty.”

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Investors' confidence in the German economy has declined sharply, and US President Donald Trump's intermittent trade measures are likely to dampen the nascent recovery. According to data released on Tuesday, the ZEW Institute's expectations index fell to -14 in April from 51.6 in the previous month, and the forecast was -10. “Unstable changes in US trade policy have seriously affected Germany's expectations,” ZEW President Achim Wambach said in a statement. “Not only could the announced reciprocal tariffs have an impact on global trade, but their changing characteristics have greatly increased global uncertainty.”