Indicators
Euro-Zone Economic Confidence Inches Up on Industry, Services
Visitors in the Hotel de Ville fan zone ahead of the Olympic Games in central Paris.
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Euro-area economic confidence edged higher for a second month thanks to improvements in industry and services.
A sentiment indicator published Thursday by the European Commission rose to 96.6 in August from a revised 96 the previous month — more than analysts in a Bloomberg survey had predicted.