Bloomberg Investors see some signs that the recovery in Europe’s largest economy has started to take off. A ZEW gauge of current conditions in Germany advanced in June, and expectations for the next six months continued to improve. The data underscore hopes that the economy will grow again in the second half of 2020. The country’s government has made more ...

Bloomberg Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego called on government health officials to stop imposing “authoritarian” policies to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak that the mogul said were damaging the economy. Salinas Pliego, who owns bank and appliance dealer Grupo Elektra and the country’s second largest TV network TV Azteca, said Mexicans needed to be free to decide what ...

Bloomberg Stocks advanced alongside US equity futures as plans for more American stimulus revived investor sentiment. A gauge of European corporate debt risk fell the most in two months. Carnival Plc and EasyJet Plc rallied more than 7%, helping lead gains in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. The dollar weakened against almost all of its major peers. The pound climbed ...