Global growth set to slow in coming years – OECD
The global economy is expected to slow over the coming years as trade barriers, geopolitical tensions, and policy…
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Eurozone private sector activity hits one-year high in August – PMI
Eurozone private sector activity expanded at its fastest pace in a year in August, though overall growth remained…
Euro area current account surplus up in June – ECB
The euro area recorded a current account surplus of €36 billion in June 2025, up from €32 billion in May, the…
EU economic sentiment improves in July ’25
Economic sentiment in Europe improved in July, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rising by 1.0 points to…
Eurozone firms struggle with rising costs, trade disruptions – ECB
Eurozone firms continue to face mounting challenges from rising costs, weak profits, and trade disruptions,…
Euro area inflation eases to 1.9% in May ’25
The euro area’s annual inflation rate reached 1.9 per cent in May 2025, down from 2.2 per cent in April, according…
Eurozone growth slows in May ’25, services contract
The eurozone economy grew for a fifth straight month in May, but the pace of expansion slowed, as services activity…
OECD warns of global growth slowdown
The OECD forecasts global economic growth to slow to 2.9 per cent in 2025 and 2026, down from 3.3 per cent last…
EU economic sentiment weakens in April ’25
Economic sentiment across the European Union fell sharply in April, with consumers and retailers driving the…
Euro area inflation eases in March
Euro area annual inflation slowed to 2.2 per cent in March 2025 from 2.3 per cent in February, while inflation…
Euro area trade surplus narrows sharply in Jan. ’25
The euro area posted a €1.0 billion trade surplus in goods with the rest of the world in January 2025, down from…
Eurostat: Euro area inflation eases in Feb. ’25
Euro area annual inflation declined to 2.4 per cent in February 2025, down from 2.5 per cent in January, according…
PMI: Euro area industry downturn softens in Feb. ’25
The euro area’s manufacturing sector remained in contraction in February, but the downturn showed signs of easing…
Euro area inflation up to 2.5% in Jan’25
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.5 per cent in January 2025, slightly up from 2.4 per cent in…
Euro area construction output rises in Nov. ’24
Construction production rose by 1.2 per cent in the euro area and 1.3 per cent in the EU in November 2024 compared…
Euro area factory output 0.2% MoM up in Nov. 2024
Industrial production increased by 0.2 per cent in the euro area and 0.1 per cent in the European Union (EU) in…
EU consumer confidence drops for 2nd consecutive month
Consumer confidence in the EU and the euro area declined in December 2024, according to a flash estimate conducted…
Euro area construction production shows growth in Oct. ’24
Construction production increased by 1.0 per cent in the euro area and 0.7 per cent in the EU in October 2024,…
Euro area inflation up in Nov. ’24
The euro area annual inflation rate rose to 2.2 per cent in November 2024, up from 2.0 per cent in October,…
EU industrial production edges up 0.3% in Oct ’24
The European Union's industrial production increased by 0.3 per cent in October 2024, while output in the euro area…
OECD forecasts resilient global growth in ’25, ’26
The global economy is expected to grow at 3.3 per cent in 2025 and 2026, slightly up from 3.2 per cent in 2024,…
Euro area inflation to ease further in coming years – OECD
Euro area inflation is projected to drop from 5.4 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024, according to the OECD's…
Euro area’s manufacturing sector declines sharply in Nov. ’24
The euro area's manufacturing sector showed deepening weakness in November, with the HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing…
Euro area inflation rises in Nov. ’24
Euro area annual inflation increased to 2.3 per cent in November 2024, up from 2.0 per cent in October, according…
Euro area economic sentiment stable, retail improves
Economic sentiment in the European Union (EU) and euro area remained stable in November 2024, with the Economic…
Eurozone construction output drops in September ’24
Construction production in the euro area and the European Union declined by 0.1 per cent in September 2024 compared…
ECB warns of AI stock bubble risk in stability review
The European Central Bank (ECB) issued a warning on Wednesday about a potential "bubble" in stocks related to…
ECB flags rising financial stability risks in Nov. review
The European Central Bank (ECB) highlighted rising financial stability risks in its November 2024 review, pointing…
Euro area trade surpluses rise in September ’24
The euro area recorded a €12.5 billion trade surplus in September 2024, up from €9.8 billion in September 2023,…
Euro area economy expands in Q3 ’24
Euro area GDP rose by 0.4 per cent in Q3 2024, while the EU's GDP grew by 0.3 per cent from the previous quarter,…
Euro area inflation rises to 2.0% in October ’24 – flash estimates
Annual inflation in the euro area increased to 2.0 per cent in October 2024, up from 1.7 per cent in September,…
Euro area consumer confidence rises in Oct. ’24
Consumer confidence in the EU increased by 0.5 percentage points in October 2024, marking the first time it has hit…
IMF: Euro area to pick up to a modest 0.8% in ’24
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday made a slight downward revision of 0.1 percentage point for its…
Euro area industrial output grows in Aug ’24
Industrial production rose by 1.8 per cent in the euro area and by 1.3 per cent in the EU in August 2024, compared…
Euro area growth expected to hit 0.8% – EU’s Gentiloni
The euro area is projected to achieve growth close to the European Commission's forecast of 0.8 per cent this year,…
Euro area services production up in July ’24
Services production in the euro area rose by 1.0 per cent in July 2024, compared to June, while the European Union…
Euro area retail trade volume up in August ’24
The euro area experienced a 0.2 per cent increase in seasonally adjusted retail trade volume in August 2024,…
Euro area unemployment rates stable in August ’24
The euro area’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained stable at 6.4 per cent in August 2024, unchanged…
Euro area manufacturing deepens contraction in Q3 ’24
The euro area's manufacturing sector deepened its contraction at the end of the third quarter, according to the…
URGENT: Euro area inflation eases to 1.8% in September ’24 – flash estimate
Euro area annual inflation fell to 1.8 per cent in September 2024, down from 2.2 per cent in August, according to a…