ZEW said on Tuesday its October investor confidence index fell to 28.1, below a REUTERS SURVEY forecast of 30 and down from September's 34.7. ZEW chairman Achim Wambach said Germany is only slowly emerging from stagnation and the recovery lacks susta

2026-10-20

ZEW said on Tuesday its October investor confidence index fell to 28.1, below a REUTERS SURVEY forecast of 30 and down from September's 34.7. ZEW chairman Achim Wambach said Germany is only slowly emerging from stagnation and the recovery lacks sustainability; persistently high energy prices are weighing on private consumption and investment, squeezing real incomes, raising production costs and Prolonging inflation.