“Whatever It Takes” Has Failed – European Economic Confidence Crashes To 4-Year Lows

from Zero Hedge

If the premise of central-banking largesse is to maintain (or inspire) economic confidence, then Mario Draghi’s smoke and mirrors have officially failed. This morning’s ZEW data on German and European Consumer confidence is a disaster. Both the current situation and expectations for Germany tumbled but most worryingly, the ‘hope’ for European economic growth has crashed to its lowest since Draghi promised to do “whatever it takes” in the summer of 2012.

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