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The German ZEW economic sentiment could have remained more or less unchanged in February, as the correlated indicators sent mixed signals. The ifo business expectations and the US ISM manufacturing index have both improved. The euro has depreciated and crude oil prices have gone down. However, German yield spreads have…

The ifo business climate for Germany will probably have remained unchanged in January. The US ISM manufacturing index has risen, but the German ZEW economic sentiment has deteriorated. German yield spreads widened until early January, only to narrow slightly again thereafter, just like long-term interest rates, whereas short-term rates have…

The German ZEW economic sentiment is likely to have improved in January, just like the ifo business expectations and the US ISM manufacturing index. German yield spreads widened initially, but have now narrowed again slightly, just like long-term interest rates, whereas short-term rates have decreased. After having depreciated initially, the…

The German ZEW economic sentiment is likely to have remained more or less stable in December. The ifo business expectations have improved, but the US ISM manufacturing index has deteriorated. German yield spreads widened initially, but have now narrowed again, just like long-term interest rates, whereas short-term rates have remained…

(SINGAPORE) HDB upgraders account for a shrinking share of private home transactions as property prices rise and mass-market launches taper off.

In contrast, private housing dwellers are buying more property as economic sentiment improves, keeping the real estate market afloat.
According to property consultancy DTZ, buyers with HDB addresses picked up 4,0… more

The ifo business climate for Germany is likely to have remained more or less unchanged in October. Both the German ZEW economic sentiment and the US ISM manufacturing index have deteriorated. German yield spreads have been fluctuating, because long-term interest rates decreased initially and then recovered somewhat, while short-term rates…

The German ZEW economic sentiment is likely to have remained stable at best in October. The ifo business expectations have improved, but the US ISM manufacturing index has deteriorated. German yield spreads have narrowed recently, because long-term interest rates have decreased while short-term rates have more or less stabilised. The…

The ifo business climate for Germany is likely to have continued improving in September, but probably not as much as in August. The US ISM manufacturing index has improved substantially again, but the German ZEW economic sentiment only slightly. The DAX has rallied and crude oil prices were slightly lower….

The German ZEW economic sentiment is likely to have remained more or less stable in September. The ifo business expectations and the US ISM manufacturing index have both improved. German yield spreads have widened somewhat and the DAX has improved, too. However, as the ZEW index jumped by more than…

The ifo business climate for Germany is likely to have continued improving in August, but probably not as much as in July. The German ZEW economic sentiment and the US ISM manufacturing index have both improved. German yield spreads have widened somewhat, because short-term rates have decreased while long-term interest…