ZEW sentiment index falls to 45.1 in February:

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment for Germany fell to 45.1 in February from a reading of 47.2 in January, the Mannheim-based Center for European Economic Research, or ZEW, said Tuesday. Economists had forecast a decline to 40, according to Action Economics. The ZEW index measures the response of professional investors polled on their expectations for the German economy over the next six months. Read more