«If you look at when confidence indicators such as PMIs (Purchasing Managers» Index) and the German
IFO index peaked, it was well before the bad weather, the threat of trade wars, Easter holidays and the U.S. tax reform.»
The Ifo index surveys 9,000 German businesses on their assessment of the current business climate, situation and their expectations for the next six months.
Not exact matches
The
Ifo Business Climate
Index fell to 109.8 points this month from 111.0 points in December.
Germany's
Ifo business climate
index — a key chart of morale among German businesses — fell to 102.1 points in April from 103.3 points in March, marking the fifth consecutive month of declines.
All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to reports tomorrow on Japan's Leading
Index and Machine Tool Orders, German
IFO, US Case - Shiller Home Price
Index, New Home Sales, Richmond Fed and Consumer Confidence for near term guidance.
Markets were particularly surprised by data for Germany, where the widely watched
Ifo Business Climate
Index fell almost to a two - year low in October.
Emsbo - Mattingly: The U.S. Treasury market recently sold off sharply in response to multiyear highs in Germany's
Ifo Business Climate
Index.
German business confidence jumps The
Ifo Business Climate
Index hit a record high this week, reflecting confidence that Europe's economic recovery will extend into the future.
The German
IFO business confidence
index rose a touch to 117.6 from 117.2 The estimate was 117 but the components were mixed.
Belgian NBB Business Climate, Currency, eur, EUR - USD, EUR / USD, Forex News, German
Ifo Business Climate, Market Pulse, US CB Consumer Confidence, US HPI, US New Home Sales, US Richmond Manufacturing
Index, US S&P / CS Composite - 20 HPI, usd
The EUR / USD will also be in focus when Germany releases its monthly
Ifo Business Climate
Index.
The euro then got a bullish boost a couple of hours before
IFO's German business climate
index was released.
The
Ifo institute's confidence
index dropped to 103.2 points in October from 104.7 in September.