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German business sentiment hits lowest since 2020 as Iran war weighs
The Ifo business climate index fell to 84.4, below Reuters forecasts, as the Iran conflict and higher energy costs weighed on Europe’s biggest economy.
- On Friday, the Ifo Institute reported its business climate index fell to 84.4 in April from 86.3 in March, marking the lowest reading since May 2020 as the Iran war threatens Europe's economy.
- Germany's private sector contracted on Thursday for the first time in nearly a year, while assessments of the current situation fell to 85.4 from 86.7 and expectations declined to 83.3 from 85.9.
- Ifo Institute President Clemens Fuest said "The German economy is being hit hard by the Iran crisis," while Klaus Wohlrabe, head of surveys at Ifo, noted the economy is "losing its confidence."
- Joerg Kraemer, chief economist at Commerzbank, warned that every day without oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz increases recession risks, potentially lowering growth by 0.4 percentage points this year.
- Infrastructure investments remain on track, Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING, added, noting "The fiscal impulse is real, it just needs time to reach the real economy.
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