Germany’s IFO business confidence survey rose for the fifth consecutive month, with the index increasing to 90.5 from 87.4 in July, beating expectation for a rise to 89. The German economy unexpectedly expanded 0.3 percent in the second quarter as the government’s 85 billion euro stimulus package helped to shore up the ailing economy. The IFO’s gauge for future expectation jumped to 95.0 from 90.4, which is the highest reading in three years, while the current assessment increased to 86.1 from a revised reading of 84.4 in July. However, as the Bundesbank forecasts unemployment to rise to 10.5 percent next year and expects economic activity to remain subdued throughout the first half of 2010, fears of a slower recovery may weigh on business sentiment over the near-term as global trade conditions remain far from normal.