BERLIN, April 27 (Reuters) - German consumer sentiment is expected to worsen heading into May as households' income expectations have become bleaker in the face of rising inflation, driven higher by the war in Iran and its knock-on effects on energy prices,

A weak Ifo index shows that German businesses have become more worried about the country’s growth outlook. With 10% of German exports going to the US (of which the largest part is automotives), any US tariffs would hit an already suffering sector.

The harmonized German consumer price index eased to 2% in August, preliminary data from the country's statistics office Destatis said Thursday. This was lower than the 2.3% forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts. The harmonized German consumer price index ...

The DAX gained 0.96% on Monday (May 6). Following a 0.59% rise on Friday (May 3), the DAX ended the session at 18,175. On Monday (May 6), German service sector activity attracted investor interest. The German HCOB Services PMI increased from 50.1 to 53.2 ...

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 it takes’ stance on defence – remains ...

Companies are counting the cost of soaring energy prices driven by war in the Middle East and are increasingly pessimistic about the months ahead.

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 within Europe’s largest economy. The Ifo Business ...

To quote Andreas Brehme, the all-too-early-departed scorer of Germany’s winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final: “if you’ve got s*** on your boot, you’ve got s*** on your boot.” A quote that applies to many situations in life,

German business confidence dropped sharply in April, reaching its lowest point since the 2022 energy crisis. View on euronews

Sentiment among German companies ticked higher for a third-straight month in April, despite only slow economic growth expected in the early part of this year, according to a closely watched survey. The Ifo business-climate index rose to 89.4 in April from ...