German ZEW economic sentiment drops to -24.1 in November, beats estimates

The German ZEW headline numbers for November showed that the economic sentiment index dropped to -24.1 versus -25.0 expectations and -24.7 last. While the sub-index current conditions figure slumped to 58.2 versus 65.0 expected and 70.1 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).