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…
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Eurozone services sector under pressure, exports fall
Eurozone services activity grew only marginally in August as demand stalled and overseas orders fell sharply, the…
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…
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…
Eurozone investor sentiment drops sharply as trade deal sours mood
Investor sentiment in the eurozone unexpectedly turned negative in August, marking one of the first signs that the…
European stocks fall as US trade deal optimism fades
European stocks extended losses on Tuesday as investors grew cautious over diminishing prospects of a US trade deal…
European stocks decline on Monday
European stocks declined on Monday as investors digested a mixed round of corporate earnings and looked ahead to a…
Eurozone firms struggle with rising costs, trade disruptions – ECB
Eurozone firms continue to face mounting challenges from rising costs, weak profits, and trade disruptions,…
European shares slip as Trump tariff threat stokes trade tensions
European Shares fell on Monday, weighed down by renewed trade tensions after US President Donald Trump threatened…
European shares rally on hopes for US trade deal
European shares advanced on Wednesday, driven by gains in banking shares, as investors eyed potential progress on a…
ECB’s Rehn: Joint defence spending could boost euro’s global role
Europe should pool its defence investments to cut costs, accelerate deployment, and create a safe financial asset…
European stocks edge higher amid trade talks optimism
European stock markets inched up on Monday as investors monitored developments in EU-US trade negotiations ahead of…
European stocks fall on geopolitical jitters, defence spending talks
European stock markets slipped on Wednesday as investors weighed the fragility of a ceasefire deal between Iran and…
Malaysia’s inflation eases to 51-m low in May ’25
Malaysia's headline inflation rate slowed to 1.2 per cent in May 2025, marking the lowest level in 51 months.
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…
European shares slide amid geopolitical unrest
European shares declined on Tuesday as the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel entered its fifth day,…
German investor morale jumps as recovery hopes build: ZEW
German investor sentiment rose sharply in June, with the ZEW economic research institute’s indicator of economic…
European shares rebound, energy lead gains
European stock markets rose on Monday, buoyed by gains in energy, travel and leisure shares, as investors shrugged…
European indices extend losses on trade, growth fears
European stock markets fell on Thursday for a fourth consecutive session, as fading hopes over trade deals with the…
France’s growth outlook dips in ’25
France’s economy is now expected to grow by only 0.6 per cent in 2025, down from a previous forecast of 0.7 per…
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…
Bulgaria gets EU approval to join eurozone in ’26
The European Commission and European Central Bank (ECB) have approved Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro, set for 1…
Europe stocks open higher in early trade
European stock markets edged higher on Wednesday morning as investors awaited key manufacturing data and the…
European stocks mixed on Tuesday
European stock markets were mixed on Tuesday, as weakness in bank and mining shares pressured indices amid…
European markets mixed amid uncertainty over trade policies
European stocks showed mixed performance on Monday as investors focused on unsettled US trade policies ahead of…
European stocks rally on defence gains
European stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in defence shares following US President Donald Trump’s threat of…
European markets climb as tariff deadline pushed to July
European stock markets advanced on Monday after US President Donald Trump postponed a planned 50 per cent tariff on…
ECB’s Nagel: No alternative to dollar yet, euro to gain in time
European Central Bank policymaker Joachim Nagel on Wednesday emphasised the continued importance of the US dollar…
European shares mixed ahead of key economic data
European shares showed mixed performance on Monday, as investors awaited key economic data from the eurozone on…
German investor sentiment plunges most since 2022 on trade jitters
German economic sentiment took a major hit in April as the ZEW Indicator plunged by 65.6 points to minus 14.0, its…
Germany posts €21.1b trade surplus in March ’25
Germany's exports rose by 1.1 per cent in March 2025 from the previous month, while imports fell by 1.4 per cent,…
European markets rally on US trade deal hopes
European stock markets climbed on Thursday after US President Donald Trump signalled progress toward a limited…
S&P Global: Eurozone construction slump eases in April ’25
The eurozone construction sector remained in decline at the start of the second quarter of 2025, although the pace…
Eurozone services stagnate, manufacturing lifts growth
The eurozone economy registered marginal growth at the start of the second quarter, as soft demand and a stagnating…
Eurozone investor morale rebounds in May – Sentix
Investor morale in the eurozone rebounded more strongly than expected in May, recovering from a sharp drop…
European stocks mixed on Monday
European stock markets posted a mixed performance on Monday as investors remained cautious ahead of new…
Eurozone factory output hits 3-yr high in April
Eurozone manufacturing activity expanded for a second consecutive month in April, with output growth accelerating…
Sterling slips, still set for strongest month since ’23
The pound sterling edged lower against a firm US dollar on Wednesday but remained near a three-year high, poised…
European indices advance on strong economic data
European shares edged higher on Wednesday, supported by upbeat economic data.
Eurozone business lending accelerates in March, ECB data shows
Lending to eurozone businesses picked up pace in March, rising 2.3 per cent year-on-year, up from 2.1 per cent in…