German consumer morale improves further as coronavirus restrictions fade

BERLIN (Reuters) - The lifting of restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus has made German consumers more eager to take out their wallets and more positive about their income prospects, a survey showed on Thursday.The consumer sentiment index, published by the Nuremberg-based GfK institute and based on a survey of around 2,000 Germans, rose to -9.6 heading into July, rebounding from -18.6 the previous month and beating a Reuters forecast for -12.0.The pandemic is expected to sink Germany..