Dow Jones Newswires: Germany consumer confidence expected to improve to six-month high in February

Confidence among German consumers is set to improve in February for a fourth straight month, helped by better expectations for the economy and personal finances amid lower energy prices and easing concerns of a recession.

Germany’s forward-looking consumer-sentiment index forecasts confidence to increase to minus 33.9 in February from minus 37.6 in January, its highest level since August, data from market-research group GfK showed Tuesday.

Economists…