Business confidence was little changed in August, with firms largely shaking off the resumed hostilities in the Middle East. Key results, August 2026 Business confidence: 53.7 (Prev: 56.1) Expectations for own activity: 48.2 (Prev: 49.3) Activity vs same month one year ago: 16.4 (Prev: 9.7) Inflation expectations: 3.26% (Prev: 3.14%) Pricing intentions: 51.0 (Prev: 47.2) […]
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