In April, Germany's most prominent leading indicator, the Ifo index, improved against all odds, coming in at 86.9 from 86.7 in March. The small improvement was driven by a strong increase in the ...

The German IFO Business Climate Indicator, a broad leading indicator of the health of Europe's largest economy, rose in January and beat expectations of economists. European shares rose, led by those ...

A plunging Ifo index underlines the growing concerns among German companies about the adverse economic impact of the war in ...

Germany's Ifo business barometer was stagnant in January, bucking predictions of a slight improvement. A dip in confidence in the service sector put the brakes on improved sentiments in other ...

In November, German business sentiment experienced a slight uptick, albeit falling short of market expectations. The Ifo Institute’s recent survey reveals this nuanced shift in the business climate ...

The DAX declined by 0.49% on Monday. Partially reversing a 0.95% gain from Friday, the DAX ended the session at 16,622. On Monday, the German and Eurozone economies were in the spotlight. German ...

Despite today's Ifo index increase, the risk of yet another year of stagnation is still alive and kicking. The scale of Germany’s announced fiscal stimulus – €500bn for infrastructure and a ‘whatever ...