German economic confidence improved for the first time in six months as financial market experts were more optimistic about the coming six months, survey results from the ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research showed on Tuesday.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment rose more-than-expected to 31.7 in November from 22.3 in October. This was the first time since May that the indicator logged an improvement. The expected score was 20.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.