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Euro zone investor morale improves in February
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
Euro zone investor morale improved in February, with the Sentix index rising to -12.7. Germany's economic outlook shows hope, exceeding expectations.
By Maria Martinez
BERLIN (Reuters) - Investor morale in the euro zone brightened in February to its highest since July, a survey showed on Monday, with Germany also benefiting from the rise in confidence.
The Sentix index for the euro zone rose to -12.7 in February from -17.7 in January, above the -16.3 forecast by analysts polled by Reuters.
The survey of 1,111 investors from February 6-8 showed the assessment of the current situation also improved to -25.5 in February from -29.5 in January.
Economic expectations for the next six months rose more dynamically, to 1.0 in February from -5.0 in January, exceeding the magic zero line for the first time since July.
"Germany's recessionary economy is hanging like a lead weight on the euro zone," the survey said. "It is precisely from here that there is now hope for improvement."
The survey found that in Germany - Europe's largest economy and one facing federal elections this month - expectations improved, reflecting hope that a newly elected government could change the economic course.
(Reporting by Maria Martinez, Editing by Miranda Murray)
The main topic is the improvement of investor morale in the euro zone in February, as indicated by the Sentix index.
Germany's economy, facing a recession, showed signs of hope, positively impacting euro zone investor morale.
Economic expectations for the euro zone improved, exceeding the zero line for the first time since July.
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