The Ifo institute’s business climate index, based on a survey of 7,000 executives, climbed to 104.2 from 102.4 in December. That’s the highest since June and the third straight gain. Sentiment dropped to a 2 1/2 year low in October. Economists predicted an increase to 103, according to the median of 41 forecasts in a Bloomberg News survey.
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German Business Confidence Gains Third Consecutive Month
The Ifo institute’s business climate index, based on a survey of 7,000 executives, climbed to 104.2 from 102.4 in December. That’s the highest since June and the third straight gain. Sentiment dropped to a 2 1/2 year low in October. Economists predicted an increase to 103, according to the median of 41 forecasts in a Bloomberg News survey.
