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The IFO Institute’s Business Climate index for Germany declined to 97.7 in September, which is significantly below expectations of a 98.2 result. The unexpected drop in business sentiment was the fact that the August reading for the index released in September was revised slightly upward to 98.9 from 98.8.This forex …

Prosecutors in Germany are required, pursuant to the law, to put seized items such as bitcoin up for auction. An online auction of seized bitcoin that was initially priced at a discount aroused astonishment in Germany. The minimum bid was set at 42,400 Euros, below bitcoin’s recent price above $63,000. …

Spokesperson of the German Ministry of Economy Beate Baron pointed out, Friday, that all the available capacities for natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe are used. “According to my data, pipeline capacities are used properly”, she said. “You need to check with market players how high capacities are”, Baron …

The German manufacturing sector expanded in October, the preliminary manufacturing activity report from IHS/Markit research showed this Friday. The Manufacturing PMI in Eurozone’s no.1 economy came in at 58.2 this month vs. 56.5 expected and 58.4 previous. The index reached its lowest in nine months. Services PMI dropped to six-month …

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, a relentless critic of the European Central Bank’s ultra-easy monetary policy, will step down from his post on Dec. 31, with more than five years left on his term, the German central bank said on Wednesday. Commenting on Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann’s decision to resign at …

The German Economy Ministry said in its latest report that it expects a significant increase in the gross domestic product in the third quarter of this year, thanks to growth in the service sector. “Separately, the German economic institutes cut the 2021 growth forecast to 2.4% from the 3.7% previous …

The International Monetary Fund is less optimistic about the global economy for 2021, but still sees reasonable growth over the medium term. The World Economic Outlook, published Tuesday, expects global gross domestic product to grow by 5.9% this year; 0.1 percentage point lower than July estimate. For next year, the …

The German ZEW headline numbers for October showed that the Economic Sentiment Index worsened to 22.3 from 26.5 previous and below expectations of 24.0. The Current Conditions sub-index dropped to 21.6 in October as against 31.9 seen the previous month and 29.5 expected. The Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment for October …

According to the preliminary estimate published by Destatist this Thursday, consumer inflation in Germany, as measured by CPI, remained flat for the second successive month in September as against market expectations for a modest 0.1% rise. On a yearly basis, the headline CPI rose 4.1% during the reported month from …

German consumer sentiment rose against expectations as October reached its highest level in a year and a half, according to a survey published on Tuesday, September 28, in a sign that households continue to support the recovery in Europe’s largest economy. The GfK institute said its consumer confidence index, which …