German consumer confidence is set to remain unchanged in September as the downturn in economic confidence was largely offset by the propensity to buy, survey data from market research group GfK showed Wednesday.The forward-looking consumer sentiment index held steady at 9.7 in September, the Nuremberg-based GfK said. Economists had forecast the indicator to drop to 9.6.The survey showed that the p...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.