Eurozone Economic Sentiment Falls in October, ZEW Says

05:14 AM EDT, 10/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The euro area's economic sentiment index declined to 18.5 points in October from 25.8 points in September, research institute ZEW said Tuesday. The latest reading is below the consensus estimate of 23.6 points. Meanwhile, the ZEW current situation indicator dropped by 0.9 point to -14.8 points.