The German stock index has found strong buyers at the recent lows as tariff fears have receded.
The GER 30 index has rallied strongly from 18,899 to 22,224 and can push ahead to previous resistance at the 23,000 level.
German shares have been boosted by the recent walkback of US tariffs and some investors are seeing the opportunity to diversify.
The S&P 500 has been on a tough downturn since the beginning of the year, indicating that the markets are viewing Trump’s policies as a net-negative for US equities. That has brought more investors to German and European stocks.
Shares in Germany are rallying despite the government downgrading its growth forecasts for the year.
The IMF was also negative about the prospects for the German economy. The group predicted zero growth for the German economy in 2025 due to tariff uncertainty. In its latest forecast, the Washington-based organization said Europe’s largest economy will stagnate this year, revising down a January forecast of 0.3% growth.
Germany’s export-based economy is set to be hit particularly hard in a global slowdown, with the IMF forecast of 0% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) placing the country at the bottom of the Group of 7 industrialized nations.
Despite these figures, investors seem happy to add capital into German shares and it highlights a speculative nature. Traders should be seeing these swings as an opportunity to trade the volatility, alongside currency changes as markets are not trading versus economic growth prospects.
