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title: "DE: ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment: 34.2 · Aug 18, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 18, 2026: actual 34.2, forecast 30, previous 26.3 · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              18 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC



# DE: ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment: 34.2




           Actual34.2
           Forecast30
           Previous26.3

               Surprise
               +1.05σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBunds neutral · Equities neutral


            DE: ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment — Actual 34.2, forecast 30, prev 26.3. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.1σ. Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.






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