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French & Italian Ind. Production (Aug.)

The latest industrial figures heighten the risk that both the French and Italian economies contracted in Q3, confirming that the euro-zone’s recovery is strongly reliant on Germany.

10th October 2013 · 1 min read

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German Industrial Production (Aug.)

Despite the sharp rise in production in August, the German industrial sector will provide the wider economy with a slightly smaller boost in Q3 than Q2.

9th October 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Unemployment (Aug. 13) & Final Manu. PMI (Sep.13)

August’s euro-zone unemployment figures provided further tentative signs that labour market conditions are improving.

1st October 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Flash CPI (Sep.)

September’s euro-zone flash CPI figures confirmed that the ECB enjoys plenty of room to loosen monetary policy further.

30th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone EC Survey (Sep.)

September’s European Commission business and consumer survey echoed the message from other recent indicators that the euro-zone economy probably expanded again in Q3. But growth is too slow to resolve...

27th September 2013 · 1 min read

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German Ifo Survey (Sep.)

September’s rise in German Ifo business sentiment confirmed that the economy is recovering, but we continue to expect GDP growth to be reasonably sluggish over the coming quarters.

24th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Sep.)

September’s rise in the euro-zone’s composite PMI suggests that the bloc’s recovery continued in Q3. But there are still good reasons to worry about the economic outlook.

23rd September 2013 · 1 min read

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German ZEW Survey (Sep.) & Euro-zone Trade (Jul.)

German investor sentiment strengthened in September, suggesting that the economic recovery should continue, albeit at a slower pace than in Q2. But the fall in euro-zone export values in July suggests...

17th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Labour Costs (Q2) & Final CPI (Aug.)

Q2’s labour cost data revealed that cost growth in the euro-zone core slowed relative to that in the periphery, undermining hopes of a swift rebalancing within the bloc.

16th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Employment (Q2)

Q2’s employment data suggest that the downturn in the euro-zone labour market is coming to an end. But a significant upturn remains a distant prospect.

13th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Industrial Production (Jul.)

July’s large fall in euro-zone industrial production put a serious dent in hopes that the tentative recovery underway in the region’s economy will have gathered further momentum in the current quarter...

12th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Italian GDP (Q2) & French Industrial Production (Jul.)

Although Q2’s final Italian GDP figures painted a reasonably encouraging picture, timelier hard data, such as the French industrial production numbers for July, suggest that the euro-zone economy...

10th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Italian GDP (Q2) & French Industrial Production (Jul.)

Although Q2’s final Italian GDP figures painted a reasonably encouraging picture, timelier hard data, such as the French industrial production numbers for July, suggest that the euro-zone economy...

10th September 2013 · 1 min read

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German & Spanish Ind. Prod./ German & French Trade (Jul.)

Data for July revealing falls in German and Spanish industrial production and a deterioration of Germany and France’s trade balances support our view that the eurozone’s economic recovery will be very...

6th September 2013 · 1 min read

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Iceland GDP (Q2)

Icelandic GDP fell sharply in Q2. But behind the headline figure, the data confirmed that the economy is still on the road to recovery, albeit a long and tortuous one.

6th September 2013 · 1 min read