Europe Data Response

Euro-zone EC Survey & ECB Bank Lending Survey (Jul.)

July’s tiny rise in the EC’s Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) suggests that the eurozonerecovery is unlikely to strengthen much in Q3.

30th July 2014 · 1 min read

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Swedish GDP (Q2, Prov.)

The provisional estimate of Swedish Q2 GDP revealed a disappointingly weak pace of growth. But domestic demand remains reassuringly strong, suggesting that the economic recovery will remain on track.

30th July 2014 · 1 min read

Nordic & Swiss Data Response

Swedish GDP (Q2 14, Prov.)

The provisional estimate of Swedish Q2 GDP revealed a disappointingly weak pace of growth. But domestic demand remains reassuringly strong, suggesting that the economic recovery will remain on track.

30th July 2014 · 1 min read

Europe Data Response

German Ifo Survey (Jul.) & Consumer Confidence (Aug.)

July’s drop in the German Ifo Business Climate Indicator (BCI) is another worryingsign that the recovery may have passed its peak.

25th July 2014 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Jul.)

The jump in the flash composite PMI in July suggested that euro-zone activity picked up at the start of Q3 but it is unlikely to alleviate concerns that the recovery in the euro-zone is already...

24th July 2014 · 1 min read

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Spanish GDP (Q2 est.)

The Banco De Espana’s estimate that Spanish GDP rose by 0.5% in Q2 suggests thatSpain may have been one of the strongest euro-zone economies last quarter. But wedoubt that Spain’s recovery can...

23rd July 2014 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Trade (May)

May’s euro-zone trade data provided some tentative signs that exports may bebeginning to pick up. But the external sector remains too weak to offset fears that thedomestic recovery is faltering at an...

16th July 2014 · 1 min read

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German ZEW Survey (Jul.)

July’s fall in German ZEW investor sentiment added to signs of a slowdown in theeuro-zone’s largest and strongest economy.

15th July 2014 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Industrial Production (May)

The sharp fall in euro-zone industrial production in May suggests that the recovery in the sector is flagging before it has even really begun, boding ill for the region’s overall economic recovery.

14th July 2014 · 1 min read

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French & Italian Industrial Production (May)

The sharp falls in Italian and French industrial production in May were another sign that the sector’s recovery is already flagging before it has even really begun.

10th July 2014 · 1 min read

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German & Spanish Industrial Production (May)

Germany’s May industrial production figures arguably brought the strongest warning yet that the euro-zone’s fledgling economic recovery is in danger of grinding to a halt.

7th July 2014 · 1 min read

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Ireland GDP (Q1)

Ireland’s Q1 GDP figures suggest that the recovery is now gathering a decent amountof pace, which should help the country to tackle its debt problems.

3rd July 2014 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Retail Sales (May) & Final PMIs (Jun.)

May’s euro-zone retail sales data showed that spending on the high street has weakened since the first quarter, providing further evidence that the region’s recovery may be slowing before it has even...

3rd July 2014 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Unemployment (May) & Final Manu. PMI (Jun.)

May's unemployment data highlighted that the euro-zone’s economic recovery is still too weak to erode the significant amount of slack in the labour market.

1st July 2014 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Flash CPI (Jun.)

June’s weak euro-zone inflation figures will add to pressure on the ECB to provide more policy support, particularly given recent signs that the recovery may already be slowing.

30th June 2014 · 1 min read