The Swiss investor sentiment rose by 27.7 points from the prior month to -12.3 in February of 2023, improving for the third consecutive month and signaling that pessimism was at its lowest level since February 2022. Still, it remained in negative territory for the 12th consecutive period. source: Credit Suisse & CFA Society Switzerland

ZEW Economic Sentiment Index in Switzerland averaged -5.60 points from 2006 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 72.20 points in May of 2021 and a record low of -91.10 points in October of 2008. This page provides - Switzerland Zew Economic Sentiment Index- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Switzerland CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2023.

ZEW Economic Sentiment Index in Switzerland is expected to be -8.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Switzerland CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index is projected to trend around 5.00 points in 2024 and 1.00 points in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Switzerland CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-01-25 09:00 AM Jan -40 -42.8 -20
2023-02-22 09:00 AM Feb -12.3 -40 -37
2023-03-29 08:00 AM Mar -12.3 -8


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ZEW Economic Sentiment Index -12.30 -40.00 points Feb 2023

Switzerland CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index
In Switzerland, the CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index measures the level of optimism that analysts have about the expected economic developments over the next 6 months. The survey covers up to 350 financial and economic analysts. The index is constructed as the difference between the percentage share of analysts that are optimistic and the percentage of analysts that are pessimistic about the development of the economy. Therefore, the ZEW indicator measures the confidence on a scale of -100 (all analysts expect the economy to deteriorate) up to 100 (all analysts expect it to improve). A 0 value indicates neutrality.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-12.30 -40.00 72.20 -91.10 2006 - 2023 points Monthly

News Stream
Swiss Investors Sentiment Seen Less Pessimistic in January
The Swiss investor sentiment rose by 2.8 points from the prior month to -40 in January of 2022, improving for the second consecutive month and signaling that pessimism was at its lowest since March 2022. Still, it remained in the negative territory for the 11th consecutive period, as high inflation in Europe amid the outlook of more rate hikes continued to pressure sentiment. The assessment of the current economic conditions rose by 12.4 points from December to 26.7. "While Swiss financial analysts remain pessimistic about economic growth, they are becoming more optimistic about the equity market," The Swiss CFA said. "Looking ahead to 2023, analysts believe equities are the most attractive asset class, with cryptoassets failing to inspire any enthusiasm at all," it added.
2023-01-25
Swiss Investors Less Pessimistic in December
The Swiss investor sentiment index rose by 14.7 points from the previous month to -42.8 in December 2022, suggesting sentiment among Swiss financial analysts became less negative at the end of 2022. Still, it remained in negative territory for a 10th straight month. Meanwhile, the assessment of the current economic situation decreased to +14.3 in December from +25.0 in November. "Although Swiss financial analysts are now somewhat less pessimistic about the Swiss economy, the only improvement in economic growth they are expecting to see – if at all – is in China," the CFA Society Switzerland said. "Despite the recent rate hikes by the central banks, a large majority of analysts are looking for interest rates to rise," it added.
2022-12-28
Swiss Investors Remain Pessimistic
The Swiss investor sentiment index fell to a five-month low of -57.5 in November of 2022 from -53.1 in October, showing financial analysts remain pessimistic about the trend in economic growth both globally and in Switzerland. In addition, they are increasingly expecting to see weakness on the labour market, according to the CFA Society Switzerland. Meanwhile, the assessment of current economic conditions increased to 25 from 15.7.
2022-11-30