ZEW: German Economic Sentiment Climbs in August; Current Conditions Improve

MT Newswires · 2d ago
05:12 AM EDT, 08/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Germany's economic sentiment index increased to 34.2 points in August from 26.3 points in July, research institute ZEW said Tuesday. The consensus estimate for the month was 30.1 points. Meanwhile, the current situation indicator came in at -61.1 points, compared with the previous -77.6 points and the expected -68.8 points.