Search Results for: eurozone economy
Draghi’s dilemma: ECB’s five options to boost the eurozone economy
December 3rd, 2015
The European Central Bank president is poised to take action to tackle inflation in the single currency bloc. Here are some of his options After October’s meeting of the European Central Bank’s governing council, the bank’s president, Mario Draghi, ...
Lending expected to grow more than 3% in 2016, boosting Eurozone economy
October 19th, 2015
Business lending expected to grow by 3.8% in 2016 due to improving credit conditions and renewed business confidence Consumer credit to recover this year, growing 1.9%, and an expected 3.1% in 2016 Assets under management (AUM) in equities expected ...
Eurozone GDP growth slows as French economy stalls
July 29th, 2016
Eurozone economic growth halved in the second quarter, but the 19-nation single currency area moved further away from deflation. GDP rose by 0.3% between April and June, in line with expectations but below 0.6% growth in the first quarter. ...
Swiss economy influenced by Eurozone
September 3rd, 2014
Switzerland’s economy unexpectedly flatlined in the second quarter as trade took a hit from stagnation in its main export market, Europe, and a dip in construction spending. The data, missing forecasts of a 0.5 per cent increase from the ...
Euro to US Dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate steady as Eurozone faces increasing uncertainty
September 25th, 2020
The Euro (EUR) struggled to gain against the ‘Greenback’ today despite a relatively strong German IFO Business Climate survey for September, which rose from 92.6 to 93.4. However, with the Eurozone’s largest economy facing high levels of uncertainty as ...
The Eurozone’s financial disintegration
July 31st, 2020
Introduction The Euro Crisis Monitor (above) shows the increasing imbalances in the TARGET2 settlement system between all its members: the ECB (itself with a €145bn deficit) and the national central banks in the Eurozone. Other than minor differences reflecting ...
Poverty in Italy triples over decade as economy slows
July 17th, 2017
The number of Italians living in absolute poverty reached its highest level for more than ten years in 2016, according to a report from the Italian National Institute of Statistics ISTAT. According to the agency, the number of absolute ...
EU raises eurozone growth forecasts
May 12th, 2017
Economic growth in the eurozone this year should be a bit better than previously forecast according to the latest outlook unveiled by EU Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici. Gross domestic product for the 19-country bloc is expected ...
China unseats eurozone as world’s largest banking system
March 6th, 2017
New analysis by the Financial Times shows China’s banking system has overtaken the eurozone to become the world’s biggest by assets. The status reflects the country’s increasing global influence and its reliance on growth driven by debt. According to ...
Eurozone economic activity increased at its fastest rate since the debt crisis in 2011
January 4th, 2017
Economic activity in Eurozone industry in December expanded at the fastest pace since the currency union’s debt crisis started to hit, according to a closely watched indicator. The Eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) – which measures activity throughout ...
