The recovery in consumer sentiment in Germany comes to a standstill for the time being in June. Both income and economic expectations suffered moderate losses. The willingness to buy fell slightly compared to the previous month and thus continues to stagnate at a very low level. The willingness to save, on the other hand, has increased slightly, consolidating its already high level. Taking these developments into account, the consumer climate is declining slightly overall: in the forecast for July, the indicator falls by 0.8 points to -21.8 points – compared to the previous month (revised to -21.0 points). These are ... (full story)