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Euro Zone Investor Morale Rises Sharply in February
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Posted on February 9, 2026
2 min readLast updated: February 9, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 9, 2026
2 min readLast updated: February 9, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleEuro zone investor morale rose sharply in February, reaching its highest level since July 2025, indicating a potential end to the recession.
BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Sentix index measuring investor morale in the euro zone rose unexpectedly in February, its third consecutive monthly gain and its highest level since July 2025, a survey showed on Monday.
The index rose to 4.2 points in February from -1.8 the month before, beating forecasts by analysts polled by Reuters for a reading of 0.0.
"The recession in the euro zone appears to have come to an end and an upturn seems to have begun," said Sentix in a press release.
The survey of 1,091 investors taken from February 5-7 showed that both economic expectations and current expectations rising.
Expectations rose to 15.8 from 10.0 in the previous month, while the index measuring the current situation also grew to -6.8 from -13.0 in January.
The German economy is also contributing to the encouraging development in the euro zone, with the index reaching -6.9, its highest level since July 2025, from -16.4 the month prior.
"This could mean the end of the recessionary phase of the German economy," according to Sentix.
(Reporting by Maria Martinez, Editing by Friederike Heine)
Investor confidence refers to the degree of optimism that investors feel about the overall state of the financial markets and the economy. It influences their investment decisions.
The Sentix index is a measure of investor sentiment in the Eurozone, reflecting the expectations of investors regarding the economic outlook.
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