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consumer confidence picks up  A leading German market research
company has found Germans are in the mood to shop again amid
signs that the worst of the eurozone crisis may be behind them.
Stable employment has also helped to boost confidence.  Market
research company GfK said on Tuesday consumer confidence among
Germans was set to pick up in February. Its monthly index was
forecast to edge up to 5.8 points next month from a revised 5.7
points in January.  "Despite the current economic slowdown,
Germans continue to expect an increase in income over the coming
months," GfK said in a statement.  Confidence levels were also
boosted, GfK said, because many Germans felt the eurozone's
protracted debt crisis might soon be a thing of the past.
Better off than others  "Currently, there are few negative
reports relating to the sovereign debt crisis, so Germans are
once again focusing on the generally pl