Consumer confidence in South Africa deteriorated in the third quarter following a recovery in the previous three months, survey data from the Bureau for Economic Research showed on Thursday.The FNB/BER consumer confidence index dropped to -13 from -10 in the second quarter, results of the quarterly survey revealed. In the first quarter, the measure had plunged to -20.The index thus moved further b...
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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.