FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A key measure of German investor optimism fell in September for the ninth month in a row, dragged down by worries over the crisis in Ukraine, economic stagnation in Europe and the upcoming independence referendum in Scotland.

The reading sends a negative signal about Europe’s biggest economy as it tries to rebound from a quarter of shrinking output.

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