Euro-Zone View Darkens - WSJ.com:
Business Confidence Hit by Credit Turmoil And Surging Currency
By EMMA CHARLTON and NINA KOEPPEN September 27, 2007
The euro zone's growth outlook showed further signs of weakening this week, putting an interest-rate rise firmly on the back burner. Business-confidence measures in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium dropped, while sentiment stabilized in France.