BRUSSELS, March 27- Confidence in the euro zone's economy worsened in March, falling after four straight months of gains and suggesting a hard route out of recession, European Commission data showed on Wednesday.
LISBON, March 27- Portugal's business and consumer confidence improved for the third consecutive month in March when the recession-hit country passed the quarterly bailout review by its lenders who eased its budget deficit goals, data showed on Wednesday.
BRUSSELS, March 27- Confidence in the euro zone's economy worsened in March, falling after four straight months of gains, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
ISTANBUL, March 27- Turkey's consumer confidence index fell 2.3 percent to 74.9 points in March from 76.7 points a month earlier, Turkish Statistics Institute data showed on Wednesday.
HELSINKI, March 27- Finnish consumer confidence rose slightly and industry confidence held steady in March from February, data published on Wednesday showed. Consumer confidence rose marginally to +10.2 points in March compared with +9.6 points in February, Statistics Finland said.
WELLINGTON, March 27- New Zealand's business confidence eased back from a 19- month high in March, but firms remained cheered by the economic outlook despite a drought, an ANZ Bank survey showed on Wednesday.
SEOUL, March 27- South Korea's key consumer sentiment index rose to its highest in nearly a year in March, the central bank said on Wednesday, raising hopes that Asia's fourth-largest economy may start recovering after prolonged sluggishness.
NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in March as Americans turned more pessimistic about economic prospects in the short term, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.
NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in March as Americans turned more pessimistic about economic prospects in the short term, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.