FRANKFURT (DEUTSCHE-BOERSE AG) – Can Germany regain strength after a prolonged period of weakness? That is what the stock market is betting on the day after the election. But a lot also depends on the USA and China.
February 24, 2025 – In the hope of new momentum from a change of government, the German stock market rises on the first day after the Bundestag elections. “By and large, the financial markets responded positively to the possibility of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD and thus a quick formation of a government,” comments Deutsche Bank.
The DAX stood at 22,400 points on Monday morning. On Friday, it had ended trading at just 22,288 points, well below the all-time high of 22,935 points reached on Tuesday. The Stoxx Europe 600 also recorded losses at the weekend. Tariff announcements by US President Trump and statements by ECB Governing Council member Isabel Schnabel on a pause in interest rate cuts…
