German ZEW economic sentiment deteriorates to -24.1 in July, a big miss

The German ZEW headline numbers for June showed that the economic sentiment numbers slumped to -24.1 versus -18.0 expectations and -16.1 last. While the sub-index current conditions figure also dropped sharply to 72.4 versus 78.2 expected and 80.6 booked previously, missing market expectations by a big margin.

About German ZEW

These numbers are derived via a survey of about 300 German institutional investors and analysts, conducted by the Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), which asks respondents to rate the relative 6-month economic outlook for Germany. Generally speaking, an optimistic view is considered as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, whereas a pessimistic view is considered as negative (or bearish).