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title: "German ZEW Economic Confidence Improves"
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description: "German economic confidence unexpectedly improved in May, with the ZEW indicator of economic sentiment rising to -10.2 from -17.2 in April, despite forecasts predicting a drop to -19.1. This marks the third consecutive month the index has remained negative, as financial experts anticipate an end to the Iran war, according to the Mannheim-based Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)."
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# German ZEW Economic Confidence Improves

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German economic confidence unexpectedly improved in May as financial experts anticipate an end to the Iran war, survey results from the Mannheim-based Centre for European Economic Research, or ZEW, showed Tuesday.

The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment rose to -10.2 in May from -17.2 in the previous month. The score was forecast to fall to -19.1. However, the index has remained negative for the third straight month.

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