AI Data Insight
In Q2 2026 (June), the Eurozone ZEW Current Conditions Index fell to -43.4, deteriorating further from the previous value of -41.4. Although market hopes for an easing of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have driven a surge in future economic expectations, high energy costs and sluggish industrial production continue to suppress current economic performance. In the short term, the recovery of the real economy is likely to remain challenged.