Other evidence included a European Commission survey of
economic sentiment among eurozone businesses and consumers, which climbed to its highest level since 2000, and a measure of French business
confidence, which
registered a 10 - year high.
Breedt cautioned, however, that in the mix of those eight areas being considered by the #Quantum16 exercise, it's important to remember that consumer
confidence registers «what people feel about the
economic situation, not necessarily the
economic reality.