The German Consumer Climate reading rose to 3.9 and German Import Prices climbed by 0.9%.
The GfK German Consumer Climate Index improved one tick to 4.1 which at that point pushed the euro to a new weekly high just over 1.2740.
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American Electric Power is the nation's top consumer of coal, and we have factored climate issues into our business decisions for almost a decade.
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The economic climate in China in coming quarters may contribute to consumer behavior in luxury items.
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They'll get the agenda for their first week back in January - although expect all kinds of extra statements and urgent questions to pepper the order paper when they return - and then the chair of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Tim Yeo, leads on Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets and its new inquiry on energy prices, profits and poverty.
"The decision to cease publication of the Review is a difficult one made after a careful study of the magazine's prospects in a challenging business climate, " said Todd Larsen, chief operating officer at Dow Jones Consumer Media Group, the Review's publisher.
The leading indicators the OECD uses for the UK include new car registrations, the Confederation of British Industry's business climate survey, a measure of the stocks of finished goods and a measure of consumer confidence, all weighted, added together and compared to an estimation of the trend.
"We recognise that some price increases may be necessary to enable companies to meet the pressures being put on water companies from growing populations, climate change, and tighter EU and UK standards, " said Dame Yve Buckland, Chair of the Consumer Council for Water.
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