German business confidence surges
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A key index of German business confidence surged to eight-month high in December, the Munich-based Ifo economic research institute reported Friday.
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German Gross Domestic Product grew unexpectedly strongly in the second half of last year.
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After months in a slump, Germans have found a fresh taste for shopping, with Christmas giving the eurozone's biggest economy a boost, a survey by the GfK institute showed Thursday.
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Germany defended its rank as top global exporter last year, beating a fast growing China for possibly the last time as it posted a sharp increase in its trade surplus on Friday.
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German corporate sentiment unexpectedly  rose in November to equal a 15-year high as business  expectations and firms' assessment of current conditions  improved, a key survey showed on Thursday.
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German consumers are seen being more confident in June, helped by better wages and job prospects, a survey finds.
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German exports hit record levels last year, helping the trade surplus to its highest level since unification.
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German investor confidence rises in December after touching a 13-year low in November.
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Investor confidence in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, stabilised, albeit at low levels, in December, as falling oil prices helped offset concerns about the negative economic effects of the strong euro, a new poll showed.
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German business confidence unexpectedly rose to an 11-month high in January as oil prices fell, the euro retreated from a record and companies in Europe's biggest economy became more optimistic about domestic ...
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MUNICH - German business confidence dropped to its lowest level in more than a year in November, a survey of 7,000 executives released on Thursday showed, as industry leaders&#39; concerns deepened about the impact on Europe&#39;s biggest economy of high oil
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Nicolas Sarkozy's election and the promise of reforms has boosted French business confidence, a study says.
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Business confidence in Germany, Europe&#39;s largest economy, probably declined to a four-month low in October amid signs that both export orders and consumer spending are slowing, a survey of economists showed.
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Business confidence in Germany stayed just off an all-time high in May, as the outlook for the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy remained rosy, a key survey showed Thursday.
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World Cup visitors help German hotels and caterers see a rise in sales over the summer.
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Shares in German postal bank Deutsche Postbank leapt higher Wednesday amid fresh takeover and merger speculation sparked by a press report early in the day.
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German business confidence dropped in August, reflecting concerns about economic recovery in the country, a survey made by a leading economic institute showed Thursday.