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Euro zone inflation declines to near five-year low in July
July 31st, 2014
Annual inflation in the euro zone fell in July to its lowest since the height of the financial crisis in 2009, keeping the risk of deflation on policymakers’ radar but unlikely to spur the European Central Bank into further ...
Eurozone Growth Rebounds in July
July 24th, 2014
The eurozone economy continues its slow recovery, but worries about the Ukraine crisis have begun to cloud the outlook, according to the results of a private-sector survey released on Thursday. After slowing in June, eurozone economic growth rebounded in ...
Seasonally adjusted government deficit almost stable at 2.7% of GDP in the euro area
July 23rd, 2014
In the first quarter of 2014, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 2.7% in the euro area (EA18), nearly stable compared with the fourth quarter of 2013 (2.6%). In the EU28, the deficit to ...
Government debt increased to 93.9% of GDP in euro area and to 88.0% in EU28
July 22nd, 2014
At the end of the first quarter of 2014, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA18) stood at 93.9%, compared with 92.7% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013. This increase comes after ...
Industrial Production Drops in Eurozone
July 14th, 2014
Industrial production in the eurozone slipped in May, according to data published on Monday, reinforcing concern that a tentative economic recovery is already stalling. Factory output fell 1.1 percent in the 18 countries of the currency bloc compared with ...
Eurozone inflation rate fall adds to pressure on ECB
June 4th, 2014
Eurozone inflation fell to 0.5% in May, down from 0.7% in April and well below the European Central Bank’s 2% target. The fall means the ECB will be expected to take steps to boost growth and counter the threat ...
Euro Inflation Slowing More Than Forecast Pressures ECB
June 3rd, 2014
Euro-area inflation slowed more than economists forecast in May, cranking up pressure on the European Central Bank to deploy measures as soon as this week to kindle prices and drive growth. The rate fell to 0.5 percent from 0.7 ...
