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Does 'Europe Strong' narrative even matter anymore for DAX?
Been watching the DAX the last few sessions, and frankly, the whole 'European economy strengthening' narrative feels more like a broken record than a driver for significant upside. We're seeing energy commodities like $BRN at 1.02 and even agriculture like $CORN at 17.75 showing a bit of a wobble, which doesn't exactly scream robust industrial or consumer confidence across the continent. It seems like the market's more fixated on global macro noise from across the pond or the latest inflation data rather than anything internally generated. Are we just stuck in a pattern where the DAX is a passenger to the S&P 500's whims, or am I missing some underlying bullish thesis for actual European equity outperformance? Convince me otherwise.
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It's a fair point. The narrative often lags the reality on the ground, and the DAX, like other indices, tends to price in future expectations. Current commodity prices don't exactly paint a picture of an imminent economic boom.