{"id":5944,"date":"2023-04-11T08:34:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T08:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/euro-zone-investor-morale\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T08:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T08:35:56","slug":"euro-zone-investor-morale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/euro-zone-investor-morale\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro zone investor morale improves in April"},"content":{"rendered":"

BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone improved in April after a surprise dip in March, in a resumption of improvements of recent months as the assessment of current conditions rose to the highest level in more than a year, a survey showed on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Sentix’s index for the euro zone rose to -8.7 points for April from -11.1 in March, beating forecasts. <\/p>\n

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the index to rise\/fall to -9.9 in April. <\/p>\n

While an index on the current situation rose for the sixth month in a row in April, to -4.3 from -9.3, the fact that it remained in negative territory indicates the economy is, at best, in a stagnation phase, the survey showed. <\/p>\n

An expectations index, on the other hand, held steady at -13.0. <\/p>\n

“There is no doubt that the euro zone economy has weathered the winter months better than many feared in the fall,” Sentix said.<\/p>\n

The mild winter and efforts to conserve energy helped prevent a dangerous energy shortage, it added.<\/p>\n

The poll of 1,300 investors was conducted between April 6-8, Sentix said.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Tom Sims; editing by Kirsti Knolle)<\/p>\n

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