Consumer confidence in Germany picked up slightly as peace negotiations between Iran and the U.S. support the stabilization of sentiment, albeit at subdued levels.

Germany’s consumer-climate index, published Thursday by research group Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions and GfK, rose to minus 29.2 in its forecast for July, from minus 29.7 for June.

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