Confidence sags in eurozone
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Eurozone economic confidence sinks to a near two-year low as orders weaken and inflation stays high.
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Confidence in business conditions at major Japanese companies fell from three months ago dampening expectations of an interest rate increase and clouding the outlook for the worldâs No. 2 economy.
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BRUSSELS - The European Central Bank has lowered its growth forecast for the eurozone economy this year to 1.8% from a previously projected 1.9%, and to 1.9% from 2.3% in 2005, sources close to the ECB said.
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Confidence in the European economy fell slightly in December but not by as much as economists had expected in the eurozone, a European Union survey showed Monday.
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Worries about the strengthening euro and concerns over persistently high oil prices helped push German business confidence down in November, a closely watched survey showed Thursday.
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European stock markets were mainly weak on Friday, in the wake of a poor German business confidence survey and weak showing by Wall Street overnight.
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Interest rate fears add to jitters in financial markets.
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Expected 2007 eurozone economic growth is downgraded after the recent markets turmoil.
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The European Central Bank is set this week to express confidence in the underlying strength of the eurozone economy even if, as expected, it shelves plans for a rise in interest rates.
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The eurozone economy got slapped with a wave of bad news that highlighted a third-quarter slowdown, a decline in industrial activity and a stagnant job market.
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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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German business confidence braved surging oil prices and the strong euro to remain stable in October, a widely watched barometer of industrial confidence in the eurozone's biggest economy showed.
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A poll of investor confidence in Germany underscored fears Tuesday that shock waves from the US subprime mortgage crisis could ripple throughout the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy.
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Business confidence in Germany slipped for the sixth month in October, as companies in the eurozone's biggest economy took a dimmer view of the six-month outlook, a survey showed Thursday.
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The euro edged lower against the dollar on Friday after weaker-than-expected euro zone manufacturing data for September dragged the currency from a fresh record high.
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Equities fall as Europe fears a wider economic slump.
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Frothy milk prices and subprime fears sapped the morale of consumers in the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy this month, a survey by the German GfK institute found.