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German Business Confidence Falls as Greek Risk Weighs

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German business confidence fell for a second month in a sign of concern that the ripples from any Greek debt default would reach Europe’s largest economy.

The Ifo institute’s business climate index dropped to 107.4 in June from 108.5 in May. The median estimate was for a decline to to 108.1, according to a Bloomberg survey of 40 economists.