New Zealand Business Confidence Falls as Rates, Currency Rise
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New Zealand business confidence fell for a third month in October as rising interest rates slow construction and a stronger local dollar crimps the incomes of farmers and exporters.
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WELLINGTON : New Zealand&#39;s central Reserve Bank lifted interest rates for the sixth time this year. Governor Alan Bollard said in a statement the cash rate had been raised to 6.50 percent from 6.25 percent.
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Business confidence in Germany fell to the lowest level for four months in June, as companies in the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy became less optimistic about the six-month outlook and their current business, a key survey showed on Friday.
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The dollar weakened across the board  on Friday, weighed down by profit-taking after a week of gains  and a softer-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence report.
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New Zealand&#39;s dollar rose and bonds fell after the central bank raised the nation&#39;s benchmark interest rate for a fifth time and signaled it may boost rates again to curb inflation.
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The High Street perked up in September,   but consumer confidence is falling as a result of higher interest rates and concerns over the housing market,  figures reveal.
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European equity markets fell on Friday afternoon after a smaller-than-expected rise in job creation in the US knocked confidence on Wall Street.
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Business confidence in the UK economy has been knocked by the recent market turmoil, a survey says.
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Business & money: Credit crunch and housing woes blamed for gloom as businesses begin lobbying for interest rate cut
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Small businesses are losing confidence in the U.S. economy and have little hope a spate of interest rate cuts or economic stimulus measures will do much to boost sales, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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Concerns that the UK recovery was fading emerged on Thursday after figures showed falling mortgage lending, disappointing business investment and a downbeat view of the economy from the CBI, the employers' organisation.
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Manufacturers&#39; business confidence in the three months to October deteriorated to its weakest level since the middle of last year as input prices, particularly oil, remained high, a survey shows.
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Investor confidence in the economy  deteriorated in August to its lowest level in a year, as the  growing housing turmoil compounded worries over high energy  prices, a survey showed on Monday.
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Consumer sentiment fell further than previously estimated in February, as concerns over incomes and jobs in a slowing economy weighed on confidence.
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The dollar fell against the euro and yen after a gauge of business in the Chicago area, a center of US manufacturing, declined more than economists predicted.
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The FTSE fell on Wednesday as a disappointing trading update from Northern Rock added to concern about rising interest rates.
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Economic data to be released this week are expected to show slipping business and consumer eurozone confidence in September and slowing economic growth in Britain as rate hikes braked expansion, economists said.