S&P Global: Banks lead eurozone sector growth in August
European banks topped sector growth rankings in August, posting their fastest expansion since June 2024, according…
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Eurozone manufacturing returns to growth in August – PMI
Eurozone manufacturing activity expanded in August for the first time since mid-2022, driven by stronger domestic…
France’s private sector stabilises, outlook remains gloomy – PMI
France’s private sector showed signs of stabilisation in August after months of contraction, with business activity…
S&P Global: Eurozone business activity hits 15-m high in August
Eurozone business activity grew at the fastest pace in 15 months in August, supported by a rebound in new orders,…
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…
German confidence sinks as industry slows, EU–US trade deal underwhelms
Germany’s ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment fell 18 points to 34.7 in August 2025, ending several months of…
Eurozone growth remains tepid in July, PMI shows
The eurozone economy extended its modest growth streak into a seventh month in July, as services activity picked up…
Sterling extends gains ahead of BoE rate call
The pound sterling rose against the US dollar on Monday, extending Friday’s gains as a weaker-than-expected US jobs…
Germany’s economy shrinks slightly, investment falls
Germany’s economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter,…
EU prepared to retaliate with €21b tariff package – Italy’s FM
The European Union readied a package of retaliatory tariffs worth €21 billion ($24.5 billion) on US goods should…
Eurozone growth stagnates in June, services stall
The Eurozone’s private sector showed minimal growth in June, with the HCOB Flash Composite PMI Output Index…
De Guindos: ECB wiser on dangers of easy money
The European Central Bank (ECB) will take a more cautious approach to monetary stimulus tools such as quantitative…
ECB rate cut to keep inflation on track – Lane
The European Central Bank’s latest interest rate cut will support inflation returning to the 2 per cent target…
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…
Spain’s industrial output slips in April ’25
Spain’s industrial production rose 0.6 per cent in April from a year earlier, official data showed on Wednesday,…
Eurozone sees 1st economic growth since August ’24
The eurozone economy returned to growth in January for the first time since August 2024, with the HCOB Eurozone…
Eurozone economy ends 2024 in fragile state – PMI
The eurozone economy wrapped up 2024 on a fragile note, contracting for the second consecutive month, according to…
Eurozone trade surplus narrows to €6.8b in Oct. ’24
The eurozone recorded a trade surplus of €6.8 billion in October 2024, a decline from the €9.4 billion surplus…
S&P Global: Eurozone private sector contracts in Nov. ’24
The eurozone economy contracted in November, marking a sharp downturn after a brief stabilisation in October,…
ECB stresses flexibility in rate cuts amid inflation concerns
European Central Bank (ECB) officials emphasised the need for flexibility in determining the pace of interest-rate…
ECB’s Rehn sees growing likelihood of rate cut this month amid eased inflation
Easing inflation pressures and a deteriorating eurozone economy are bolstering arguments for an interest rate cut…
Eurozone business activity contracts in Sept – PMI
The eurozone’s private sector experienced a decline in business activity during September, according to the latest…
Europe stocks join global selloff after Asian ‘panic selling’
European stocks plummeted to their lowest levels in nearly six months, joining a global selloff this morning, as…
IMF raises eurozone growth forecast despite sluggish Germany
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has delivered a cautiously optimistic outlook for the eurozone in its July…
Eurozone bank lending stagnated in February – ECB data
Bank lending to companies and households in the euro zone remained stagnant last month, according to data released…
Eurozone manufacturing sector contracts in Q4 ’23, recession likely
A new survey showed that the Eurozone manufacturing sector remained stuck in contraction at the end of 2023, with…
ECB sees a jumbo rate hike to curb recession in tomorrow’s meeting
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to frontload a series of jumbo rate hikes and sacrifice growth in the…
Eurozone economy grew less than expected in the second quarter
The euro area economy grew slightly less than initially estimated in the second quarter as signs continue to emerge…
Eurozone economy is expected to fall back into contraction during Q2
The Eurozone is expected to fall back into contraction in the fourth quarter due to the new restrictions introduced…
Eurozone economy downturn slows but output continues to plunge
Eurozone economy rapid decline has eased up slightly in May as countries lifted coronavirus restrictions, although…
Euro logs best run in five years and traders forecast there’s more to come
The euro is trading at levels not seen since January 2015 and has registered its best run in five years as dollar…
Euro logs best run in five years and traders forecast there’s more to come
The euro is trading at levels not seen since January 2015 and has registered its best run in five years as dollar…
Eurozone PMI figures ease slightly to 54.3 in January
Business activity in eurozone eased slightly in January according to the latest purchasing managers index dropped…
Five reasons Merkel needs to rescue Deutsche Bank right now
Is Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel secretly working for a hedge fund on the side? That is the most charitable…
Eurozone exports soar in April; surplus widens
Exports from the eurozone to the rest of the world climbed in April, pushing its trade surplus wider and indicating…
European stocks gain most in nearly 4 months on QE hopes
European stocks charged higher at Friday trade, breaking a weekly string of losses, as oil prices rebounded and as…
European stocks climb as ECB chief Draghi hints at more stimulus
European stocks jumped Thursday, grasping onto a signal from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi that more…