German GDP

Futures Lower As Eurozone Escapes Recession U.S. equity futures dropped in early Wednesday trade despite a new report from Europe showing that the eurozone has finally escaped the longest recession in the currency bloc's history. Also, a strong employment report in the U.K. boosted confidence that...

This week, two key business surveys were released in Germany showing that business managers remain optimistic about the health of the German economy amid an ongoing European recession. Both the ZEW Economic Sentiment Index and the more recently released IFO Business Climate Survey pointed to...

Futures Rise on German Business Confidence U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading following the release of the German IFO Business Confidence Survey. The Survey showed that German business leaders were more confident about the future of the Eurozone economy than expected, with the index...

Futures Lower on Weak European Manufacturing Data U.S. equity futures fell in pre-market trading following weak Eurozone Manufacturing PMIs. The Eurozone Manufacturing PMI for February fell to 47.8 from 47.9 in January, worse than forecasts of a reading of 48.5, with weakness in France and Germany...

A broad measure of German investor sentiment jumped to a three-year high in February as investors finally are becoming more confident in the health of Europe's largest economy. The news points to higher equity prices in the near-term. The German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index, a broad measure of...

Futures Flat on Weak German GDP U.S. equity futures traded fractionally lower in early Tuesday trade following the release of fourth quarter and full year 2012 GDP data for Germany. German GDP contracted 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter bringing the 2012 total rate of growth of +0.7 percent,...