Investing in money consumer confidence in Germany ticked

Consumer confidence in Germany ticked up, boosting retail and travel shares. For "investing in money", tracking regional sentiment can find undervalued market segments. Here's the problem: the bond market has been wrong countless times. Investors panic, pile into bonds, and pundits declare doom. Yet the dire forecasts often don't materialize. Meanwhile, people who listened to the fear sold perfectly good stocks and missed major gains. Bankrate.com is an independent, advertising-supported publisher and comparison service. We are compensated in exchange for placement of sponsored products and services, or by you clicking on certain links posted on our site. Therefore, this compensation may impact how, where and in what order products appear within listing categories, except where prohibited by law for our mortgage, home equity and other home lending products. Other factors, such as our own proprietary website rules and whether a product is offered in your area or at your self-selected credit score range, can also impact how and where products appear on this site. While we strive to provide a wide range of offers, Bankrate does not include information about every financial or credit product or service. Asian markets opened mixed today, with the Nikkei 225 up 0.8% after a weaker yen boosted exporters' profits. For those "investing in money", capital flows into Japanese equities remain strong, indicating possible 5–6% upside over the next quarter.