Europe Data Response Euro-zone EC Survey (Aug.) August’s weaker than expected EC business and consumer surveys provided further signs that the euro-zone is in a broad-based recession. This will add to the pressure on the ECB to come up with more... 30th August 2012 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Data Response Norwegian GDP (Q2 12) Q2’s Norwegian GDP data provided further signs that the economy is shrugging off the euro-zone debt crisis. But although Norway is likely to remain one of Europe’s best performers over the coming... 23rd August 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Norwegian GDP (Q2) Q2’s Norwegian GDP data provided further signs that the economy is shrugging off the euro-zone debt crisis. But although Norway is likely to remain one of Europe’s best performers over the coming... 23rd August 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Aug.) August’s flash euro-zone purchasing managers’ index (PMI) did nothing to challenge the notion that the single currency area is now firmly in recession. 23rd August 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone GDP (Q2) & German ZEW (Aug.) The euro-zone economy probably entered recession in Q2. And the troubled peripheral economies saw sharp falls in GDP, hindering their fiscal consolidation efforts and deepening the region’s debt... 14th August 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Industrial Production (Jun.) June’s industrial production figures did little to reduce the danger that the German economy tipped into recession in the second quarter. 8th August 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Italian GDP (Q2) The sharp fall in GDP in Q2 highlights the huge economic and fiscal problems that Italy faces. Although the pressure from the markets has recently eased, we still think that it is only a matter of... 7th August 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Unemployment (Jun.) & Flash CPI (Jul.) With euro-zone inflation unchanged at 2.4% in July and unemployment at a record high in June, households’ incomes are under growing downward pressure. 31st July 2012 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Data Response Swedish GDP (Q2 12) The Swedish GDP figures for Q2 confirmed that the economy is continuing to weather the storm from the euro-zone far better than most of its neighbours. 30th July 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone EC Survey (Jul.) July’s deterioration in EC economic sentiment added to the evidence that the euro-zone is heading deeper into recession, suggesting that not only the periphery but also the previously resilient core... 30th July 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swedish GDP (Q2) The Swedish GDP figures for Q2 confirmed that the economy is continuing to weather the storm from the euro-zone far better than most of its neighbours. 30th July 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Jul.) July’s Ifo index will add to the growing concerns over the health of the German economy and the outlook for the country’s credit rating. 25th July 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Jul.) July’s euro-zone PMI survey supports the view that the region as a whole is in the midst of a pretty deep recession. 24th July 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW Survey (Jul.) July’s fall in the ZEW investor expectations index is another sign that Germany’s earlier economic resilience is over. The weakness of sentiment regarding even the region’s strongest economy supports... 17th July 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW Survey (Jul.) July’s fall in the ZEW investor expectations index is another sign that Germany’s earlier economic resilience is over. The weakness of sentiment regarding even the region’s strongest economy supports... 17th July 2012 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Ireland GDP (Q1) The contraction in GDP in the first quarter of this year is a reminder that, while Ireland has made some progress in restoring competitiveness and regaining the confidence of the bond markets, it is... 12th July 2012 · 1 min read
