Economics

Supply Woes Send German Business Confidence to Six-Month Low

  • Ifo index dropped to 97.7 in October; median est. 98.0
  • Weakness spilling over to services amid higher prices
Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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German business confidence took another hit in October as global supply logjams damp momentum in the manufacturing-heavy economy.