Eurozone business activity rises to 11-month high

Andrew Kenningham, an economist at consultants Capital Economics, said price pressures “remain close to their long-term averages so are not yet at worrying levels for policymakers”.

Andrew Kenningham, chief European economist at Capital Economics, said the output of southern Europe’s four biggest countries was “now more than 5 per cent bigger” than Germany’s. “The ‘peripherals’...

“The recessionary conditions, which have been dragging on since the end of 2022, look set to continue this year,” said Andrew Kenningham, an economist at consultants Capital Economics, predicting zero...