Economics
Euro-Area Confidence Unchanged as Deflation Risks Damp Outlook
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Economic sentiment in the euro area was unchanged in December, underlining the fragile state of the recovery two weeks before the European Central Bank decides whether more stimulus is needed.
An index of executive and household confidence remained at 100.7 in November, the European Commission in Brussels said today. Economists predicted an increase to 101.2, according to the median of 19 estimate in a Bloomberg News survey.