Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash CPI (Oct.) & Unemployment (Sep.) While the euro-zone avoided a second straight month of falling prices in October, the absence of inflation in the region keeps the pressure firmly on the ECB to expand its QE programme in December. 30th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Spain & Austria GDP (Q3, 1st est.) Spain’s economic growth slowed a touch in the third quarter, suggesting that the country’s impressive recovery may be starting to lose a bit of steam. 30th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Flash CPI (Oct.) October’s rise in German HICP inflation provided some reassurance that a prolonged period of deflation is not just around the corner. But there is still little sign of underlying price pressures in... 29th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response EC Business & Consumer Survey (Oct.) October’s EC business and consumer survey suggested that the euro-zone’s economic recovery may have gathered some pace at the start of Q4. But it also showed that consumer inflation expectations... 29th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Oct.) October’s German Ifo survey echoed the message from other indicators that growth may be slowing, although the Volkswagen scandal seems to be having little impact on the car industry for now. 26th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Oct.) October’s rise in the euro-zone composite PMI suggested that the region’s recovery continued at a modest pace at the start of Q4. But the fading boosts from the lower oil price and weaker euro point... 23rd October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response ECB Bank Lending Survey (Oct.) The ECB’s October Bank Lending Survey (BLS) revealed a slight loosening of credit conditions for firms and stronger demand for loans. It also gave positive signals about the effects of QE on bank... 20th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Trade (Aug.) August’s euro-zone goods trade data showed that weakening global demand over the summer took a toll on the region’s exporters, causing the trade surplus to fall from a record high. 16th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response French CPI (Sep.) Although France’s headline HICP inflation rate held above zero in September, today’s data revealed that price pressures remain exceptionally weak and will add to the growing pressure on the ECB to... 14th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Industrial Production (Aug.) August’s decline in euro-zone industrial production suggested that the sector is still struggling to grow despite the weaker euro and that it will not be a major driver of the euro-zone’s sluggish... 14th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW (Oct.) October’s German ZEW survey confirmed that concerns over the global environment and the scandal at Volkswagen are taking a toll on investor confidence, which might affect economic activity in the... 13th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swedish Consumer Prices (Sep.) The small rise in Sweden’s headline inflation rate in September to just above zero may be just about enough to prevent the Riksbank from loosening policy further at the end of this month. But we still... 13th October 2015 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Data Response Swedish Consumer Prices (Sep.15) The small rise in Sweden’s headline inflation rate in September to just above zero maybe just about enough to prevent the Riksbank from loosening policy further at the end of this month. But we still... 13th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response French, Italian & Dutch Industrial Production (Aug.) A mixed set of national industrial production data for August from France, Italy and the Netherlands suggested that while euro-zone industry might have fared slightly better in Q3 than it did in Q2... 9th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German & Spanish Industrial Production (Aug.) August’s sharp falls in German and Spanish industrial production suggest that weakness in emerging economies may have caused their GDP growth to slow in Q3. 7th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Retail Sales (Aug.) & Final PMIs (Sep.) August’s euro-zone retail sales data suggest that the consumer recovery remained on track. And the final PMIs point to quarterly GDP growth remaining at around 0.4% in Q3. But September’s monthly fall... 5th October 2015 · 1 min read
