German Investor Confidence Hits Three-Year Low Amid Middle East Tensions

52 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 21

German investor morale dropped to minus 17.2 in April, its lowest in over three years, according to the ZEW survey.
The decline is attributed to concerns over energy supplies and rising costs caused by the Middle East conflict and surging oil and gas prices.
Economists have cut growth forecasts for Germany, as energy-intensive industries like chemicals and metals report significant drops in sentiment.

With its stimulus funds depleted, can Germany's economy survive the world's largest-ever oil shock?

Did Germany's green energy strategy create a critical vulnerability to the current geopolitical crisis?

With a key ceasefire expiring April 22, will the Middle East conflict escalate even further?

Beyond oil, is the Hormuz blockade about to break global food and technology supply chains?

As US forces confront Iran, is a wider war in the Strait of Hormuz now inevitable?