Business confidence

German business confidence at 2-year low amid energy worries

July 25, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence has fallen more than expected this month, hitting a two-year low amid worries about higher energy prices and the prospect of a possible natural gas shortage, a closely watched survey showed Monday.

German business confidence picks up after plunging on war

April 25, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence has picked up slightly this month after plunging in March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a survey showed Monday.

German business confidence drops sharply on war worries

March 25, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence has dropped sharply as company managers' outlook for the coming months darkens following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a survey showed Friday.

German business confidence up again, but Ukraine risk ahead

February 22, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has picked up for the second month in a row even though the Russia-Ukraine crisis could dampen expectations, a closely-watched survey said Tuesday.

German business confidence perks up after 6-month decline

January 25, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a six-month slide, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday.

The Ifo institute said its monthly confidence increased to 95.7 points in January from 94.8 in December.

German business confidence slips again amid COVID fears

December 17, 2021 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Business confidence in Germany has dropped for the sixth month in a row amid concern over the latest wave of coronavirus infections, a closely watched survey showed Friday.

The Ifo institute said its monthly confidence index for Europe's biggest economy dropped to 94.7 points in December from 96.6 last month.

German business confidence drops for 5th consecutive month

November 24, 2021 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence has dropped for the fifth consecutive month amid persistent supply-chain bottlenecks and a resurgence of coronavirus infections in Europe's biggest economy, a closely watched survey showed Wednesday.

October survey shows growth, but scant confidence in economy

November 1, 2021 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states indicate significant jumps were made in employment and inventories over the last month, but confidence in the economy over the next six month remained at a dismal low, according to a new monthly survey.

Midwest report: Business confidence in economy plummets

October 1, 2021 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states have seen their confidence in the economy plummet in recent weeks, according to a monthly survey released Friday that reflected leaders' lowest rate of confidence since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year.

German business confidence dips for second consecutive month

August 25, 2021 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence has declined for the second consecutive month as concerns about lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks cloud companies' outlook, a closely watched survey showed Wednesday.

German business confidence sinks as virus clouds outlook

July 26, 2021 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence has dipped unexpectedly this month as increasing coronavirus infections help cloud businesses' outlook for the coming months, a closely watched survey found Monday.