Germany's investor confidence turned negative in May for the first time in five months amid concerns over further interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank and the uncertainty on the global markets over worries of a US debt default, survey results from ZEW showed on Tuesday.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment dropped notably to -10.7 in May from +4.1 in April. The score was forecast to fall to -5.3.
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