Business and
economic sentiment surveys in the euro bloc's largest economy have pointed to worsening growth expectations.
Not exact matches
The euro pared sharp losses against the yen and the dollar after a German ZEW
survey showed that
economic sentiment was at its highest since May 2012.
Just as important, at a time when fears over China's slowing economy are widespread and there's evidence of retail saturation in the country's major metropolitan areas, nearly half of
survey participants said they expect to be better off financially in the next 12 months — and they are eager to spend, contrary to gloomy assumptions about the drag of sluggish
economic growth on consumer
sentiment.
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.
More Brexit fallout: Concerns over the U.K.'s Brexit referendum significantly hampered confidence in Germany's economy in July, with the ZEW
survey of
economic sentiment sliding to the lowest level since 2012.
In Japan, large Japanese manufacturing companies»
sentiment about
economic conditions has improved in the fourth quarter of the year, the official Business
Survey Index out on Monday showed.