The Sentix investor confidence weakened considerably last year in the Eurozone, as the trade was hurt the global economy. It bottomed at around -17 points in October but started to improve on prospects of the Phase One deal between US and China and in the last three months from December to February it turned positive.

But, we knew it wasn’t going to last, when the global economy has almost shut down. In March it fell to -17.1 points, while today’s report showed that the confidence dived to the lowest levels in April, since the 2008-09 crisis. Below is that report, as well as some other reports from the Eurozone, showing how bad things are at the moment:

Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence Report

• April Sentix investor confidence -42.9 points vs -37.5 expected
• February investor confidence stood at-17.1 points

German factory Orders Report

• German March factory orders -1.4% against -2.7%
• February factory orders stood at 5.5% but was revised lower to 4.8%

German Construction PMI Report

• Germany March construction PMI 42.0 points vs 55.8 prior
• February construction PMI stood at 55.8 points

UK Construction PMI Report

• UK March construction PMI 39.3 points vs 44.0 expected
• February construction PMI stood at 52.6 points