Q4 2024 Europe Economic Outlook

ECB on gradual easing path as activity slows again

These key takeaways from the latest client edition of our Europe Economic Outlook provide key insight into how Europe's economy will develop in the coming months and years, highlighting the growth and policy issues that will shape macro and market outcomes, including:

Why Germany and France are Europe's weakest economic links, beset by structural and political factors;
Why the euro-zone's southern economies will continue to do better than those in the core;
How quickly the ECB is willing to cut rates against a weaker economic backdrop.

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The euro-zone appears to have lost some momentum and is likely to remain sluggish in the coming quarters.

Andrew Kenningham

Chief Europe Economist

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About the author and our Europe coverage

Andrew Kenningham has been with Capital Economics since 2011 and leads our coverage of Europe's economy. Formerly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Merrill Lynch, Andrew also contributes more generally to our international economic analysis.

Our Europe Economics coverage provides in-depth macro analysis and independent market forecasts for the euro-zone and its member states, as well as for the Nordic economies and Switzerland. From timely analysis of market developments to insight into longer-term issues, this service benefits from our Europe team’s close understanding of the political dynamics that shape the region’s economic and policy outcomes.