 Business Barometer survey from Lloyds Bank in the UK. Businesses also remained optimistic about job creation, with 16 of firms planning to hire more staff in the next 12 months up two points on November.manufacturing sector reversed a six-month trend of falling confidence, with a nine-point rise to 13. construction and services also increased by nine points to 29 and 18 respectively retail confidence fell slightly, by two points to 13Hann-Ju Ho, s... 