Europe Data Response

German Ifo Survey (Mar.)

March’s fall in the German Ifo business climate indicator is another sign that the recovery in the euro-zone seen over the past six months or so might already be running out of steam.

22nd March 2013 · 1 min read

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Ireland GDP (Q4)

While Ireland impressively matched Germany’s economic expansion in 2012, the recent slowdown in the quarterly path of GDP is a reminder that the country still faces major challenges.

21st March 2013 · 1 min read

Europe Data Response

Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Mar.)

The fall in the composite euro-zone PMI in March suggests that even before the recent uncertainty surrounding Cyprus’ future, the euro-zone economy had begun to contract more sharply.

21st March 2013 · 1 min read

Europe Data Response

German ZEW Survey (Mar.) & Italian Industrial Prod. (Jan.)

March’s small rise in the German ZEW index left it at a high level. But as fears for Italy and Cyprus hit sentiment in future, we doubt that Germany’s recovery will be as strong as the survey now...

19th March 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Final CPI (Feb.) & Labour Costs (Q4)

The latest figures on consumer prices and labour costs in the euro-zone emphasised that the inflation outlook presents no obstacles to the provision of further policy support from the ECB.

15th March 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Industrial Production (Jan.)

January’s fall in euro-zone industrial production is a timely reminder that, despite the improvement in business and financial market sentiment, the region is likely to have remained in recession in...

13th March 2013 · 1 min read

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Italian GDP (Q4), French Ind. Prod. & German Trade (Jan.)

On balance, the latest batch of hard economic data from the euro-zone’s three largest economies makes fairly grim reading and casts further doubt on the view that the region as whole has begun to grow...

11th March 2013 · 1 min read

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German Industrial Production (Jan.)

January’s German industrial production figures added to the evidence that the economy entered 2013 in a better state than it ended 2012. But for the time being at least, growth seems to be modest at...

8th March 2013 · 1 min read

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Iceland GDP (Q4)

Q4’s Icelandic GDP data confirmed that the economy is slowly recovering from its financial crisis. But while Iceland looks set to continue to outperform the peripheral euro-zone economies this year...

8th March 2013 · 1 min read

Nordic & Swiss Data Response

Iceland GDP (Q4 12)

Q4’s Icelandic GDP data confirmed that the economy is slowly recovering from its financial crisis. But while Iceland looks set to continue to outperform the peripheral euro-zone economies this year...

8th March 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone GDP (Q4 12)

The breakdown of euro-zone GDP in the fourth quarter revealed an increasingly broad-based decline. Timelier indicators still point to another contraction in GDP in Q1 despite their recent improvement.

6th March 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Retail Sales (Jan.) & Final PMI Survey (Feb.)

January’s rise in euro-zone retail sales and the fall in the composite PMI in February add to evidence that while the recession in the region is slowing, it is not over.

5th March 2013 · 1 min read

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Euro-zone Flash CPI (Feb.) & Unemployment (Jan.)

February’s fall in euro-zone CPI inflation and the further rise in unemployment in January raised the chances of further policy action by the ECB.

1st March 2013 · 1 min read

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Swedish GDP (Q4 12)

Q4’s Swedish GDP numbers confirmed that the robust recovery has fizzled out. But Sweden should still perform far better than the euro-zone and most of its neighbours in 2013.

1st March 2013 · 1 min read

Nordic & Swiss Data Response

Swedish GDP (Q4 12)

Q4’s Swedish GDP numbers confirmed that the robust recovery has fizzled out. But Sweden should still perform far better than the euro-zone and most of its neighbours in 2013.

1st March 2013 · 1 min read