Germany: Stronger than expected business confidence - BBH
|Analysts at BBH note that Germany reported stronger than expected business confidence in the form of the February IFO survey.
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“The assessment of the overall climate improved to 111.0 from 109.9. This was a reflection of improved expectations (104.0 vs. 103.2) and improved assessment of current conditions (118.4 vs. 116.9). Low German interest rates, a euro that serves as frosting on an already competitive cake, the DAX that is up 4.3% so far this year (the most among the large European bourses), coupled with a government that is tilted toward the right to blunt the appeal of the AfD, may encourage the confidence.”
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