German stocks are up as investors anticipate more monetary easing by the Federal Reserve and believe the U.S. government shutdown won’t have a major impact. The benchmark DAX is up 1.15% at 24,427.25, with gains in auto and tech stocks. Siemens Energy is up 4.5%, Zlando up 3.1%, and Infineon Technologies up 2.5%. BASF confirms 2028 financial targets, leading to a nearly 2% increase. Several other stocks like Continental, Adidas, and Deutsche Telekom are also on the rise. However, Scout24 and Bayer are down, and Euro Area unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.3% in August.

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