Euro zone consumer confidence falls to -17.9
Euro zone consumer confidence declined more than expected in October, dropping to -17.9 from September's revised -16.8. Economists had previously forecast a more modest decrease to -17.0 for the month.
Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 1.1 points to -17.9 in October, according to European Commission data released Thursday morning. The drop deepened pessimism across the currency bloc beyond the consensus forecast. Economists polled by Reuters had expected morale to edge down to -17.0 from September's revised reading of -16.8.
