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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Eurozone sentiment bounced hard in May, but German inflation at 2.9% has the ECB eyeing hikes into an economy where the current-conditions gauge sits near recessionary lows

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Eurozone sentiment bounced hard in May, but German inflation at 2.9% has the ECB eyeing hikes into an economy where the current-conditions gauge sits near recessionary lows

Eurozone ZEW expectations came in at -9.1 in May, beating a consensus of -21.6, but German CPI accelerated to +2.9% YoY in April. The ECB is now priced for two 25bp hikes by September while current-conditions indicators sit near recessionary lows.

Bar chart titled 'ZEW Survey Exp momentum' with blue bars from set-22 to mag-26 on x-axis and values from -60 to 40 on y-axis.
Germany's ZEW sentiment rebounded to -10.2 in May, beating forecasts and signaling easing investor pessimism even as inflation holds steady at 2.9%. Source

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