Builder confidence rises in September
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose for the first time in seven months this September, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released Sept. 16.
French consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in September, pushing up the National Institute for Statistic and Economic Studies' sentiment indicator to -44 from -47 seen in the previous month.According to an INSEE press release published on Friday, every component of the indicator saw gains in September.