German Sept ZEW Current Situation Index beats estimates with -66.2, EUR/USD stays below 1.19

• German ZEW Economic Sentiment arrived at 77.4 in Sept vs. 69.8 expected.
• ZEW Current Situation arrived at -66.2 in Sept vs. -72.0 expected
• EUR/USD catches fresh bids but remains below 1.1900 on upbeat numbers.

The German ZEW headline numbers for September showed that the Economic Sentiment Index came in at 77.4 versus 69.8 expectations and 71.5 last.

While the sub-index Current Conditions figure arrived at -66.2 in Sept versus -72.0 expected and -81.3 booked previously.

Meanwhile, the Eurozone ZEW economic sentiment for Sept stood at 73.9 vs. 62.8 expected and 64.0 last.

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