Jonathan Loynes

German business confidence beat expectations by rising slightly in September, reflecting the continued robustness of Europe's biggest economy amid the current financial market turbulence, the Ifo economic institute said on Sept.24.

Greece might have avoiding crashing out of the Eurozone by sealing a last minute agreement with its creditors Monday morning at the EU-19 Summit in Brussels, but an increasing number of pundits believe the risk of a Grexit is not off the table.