(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday Wednesday, as investors digest a hotter-than-expected UK inflation reading and what that means for the Bank of England.
The FTSE 100 index was up 3.13 points at 7,572.44. The FTSE 250 was do.
Germany s manufacturing sector is expected to continue its upward trend for 2023.
Consumer spending is likely to recover slowly due to high inflation, despite rising incomes.
The German economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter driven by falling private consumption, confirming predictions that Europe's largest economy could be headed for recession.
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Fewer German businesses have immediate plans to raise their prices in December than a month ago amid hopes of a slowdown in consumer and producer prices, the latest survey conducted