At the beginning of February, the Sentix economic indices are showing a silver lining for the eurozone economy. The Sentix overall economic index rose for the third time in a row to 4.2 points—a substantial increase of six index points.

Current situation and expectations also improved accordingly in the zone for the third time in a row. Therefore, the recession in the eurozone appears to have come to an end and upturn may have begun, Germany-based Sentix, which provides sentiment analyses in Europe, noted.

While private investors remain somewhat cautious, the institutional investors surveyed by Sentix are clearly shedding their bearish outlook. The expectations of professionals now stand at 24 points.

The Sentix economic indices in February are showing a silver lining for the eurozone economy.
Despite discussions about a gas shortage, the investors surveyed are also extremely confident about the German economy.
The Asian region remains the main driver of the global upturn.
Eastern Europe and Latin America also saw growth for the third time in a row, while the US economic engine is faltering somewhat.

Despite discussions about a gas shortage, the investors surveyed by Sentix are also extremely confident about the German economy.  

Germany remains an economic surprise package. Order intake for German industry recently took investors by surprise. Institutional investors there, in particular, are revising their stance significantly, resulting in a sharp rise in economic expectations.

In the headline index, this leads to a jump of almost 10 points to 16.3 points for Germany. This could mean the end of the recessionary phase of the German economy.

The German economy is also contributing to the encouraging development in the eurozone. The Sentix index values rose across the board to their highest level since July 2025. Expectations jumped by 10.8 points.

Globally, the Asian region remains the main driver of the current global upturn. The economic index for Asia excluding Japan rose for the sixth time in a row, reaching a level of 23.9 points. This is the best figure since July 2021. And these strong figures are only partly due to China. Rather, it is the other ‘Asian tigers’ that are contributing to the momentum.

Eastern Europe and Latin America also saw growth for the third time in a row. In contrast, the economic engine in the United States is faltering somewhat, with expectations falling by 1.5 points.

For the United States, Sentix measured a slight decline in the overall economic index of 0.5 points, which is completely contrary to the international trend and also contrary to the recent good figures from the ISM economic survey.

Investors appear to be reacting much more strongly to the latest data on developments in the US labour market. There has been an increase in job losses, which is likely to be attributable to the growing success of the artificial intelligence segment. This does not yet indicate an economic turnaround, but the greatest momentum is currently to be found in other regions.

Fibre2Fashion (DS)

Woven garment exports witnessed limited decline compared to knitted garment exports. Knitwear exports (Chapter **) declined by *.** per cent to $**.*** billion, compared with $**.*** billion in the same period of fiscal ****–**. Woven apparel exports (Chapter **) eased *.** per cent to $*.*** billion, down from $*.*** billion during July– December ****, EPB data showed.

Home textile exports (Chapter **, excluding ******) expanded, increasing by *.** per cent to $***.** million from $***.** million in the same period of the previous fiscal. Taken together, exports of woven and knitted apparel, clothing accessories, and home textiles accounted for **.** per cent of Bangladesh’s total exports, which stood at $**.*** billion during the period. Growth in home textiles was supported by firmer demand for niche value-added products, along with Bangladesh’s competitive pricing amid rising production costs in rival sourcing countries.

In the Mumbai market, cotton yarn prices remained steady after a recent marginal rise, with trading activity subdued amid slow demand and persistent payment issues. Current buying is largely aimed at supporting prices at existing levels rather than reflecting fresh demand. A Mumbai-based trader told Fibre*Fashion, “Local summer demand is just enough to keep the market afloat, while expectations of export-led demand following the US trade deal have yet to translate into orders. The market began to feel payment constraints ahead of the closing of the financial year on March **.”

In Mumbai, ** carded yarn of warp and weft varieties were traded at ****;*,***–*,*** (~$**.**–**.**) and ****;*,***–*,*** per * kg (~$**.**–**.**) (excluding GST), respectively. Other prices include ** combed warp at ****;***–*** (~$*.**–*.**) per kg, ** carded weft at ****;*,***–*,*** (~$**.**–**.**) per *.* kg, **/** carded warp at ****;***–*** (~$*.**–*.**) per kg, **/** carded warp at ****;***–*** (~$*.**–*.**) per kg and **/** combed warp at ****;***–*** (~$*.**–*.**) per kg, according to trade sources.