German business confidence falls again, Ifo says

German business confidence has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years, a survey suggests, raising concerns about the strength of Europe's largest economy.

How sound is Germany's economy? Ask its troubled neighbours

Growth figures for the eurozone are out on Thursday and the signs are not good. Data already released show that industrial output was down in the single currency's "big three" – Germany, France and Italy – during the second quarter as the recovery that began in the middle of 2013 petered out.

Japan consumer spending, factory output skid after sales tax hike

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending in April fell at the fastest rate in three years in a sign that consumption could be slow to recover from an increase in the nationwide sales tax, raising questions over the pace of economic recovery.

UK manufacturing starts 2014 on good footing, weather hits oil and gas output

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - British manufacturers started 2014 on a solid footing in January but bad weather caused the broader measure of growth in industrial output to slow sharply, official data showed on Tuesday.