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Eurozone businesses maintain steady growth
May 22nd, 2014
Business activity in the eurozone kept up a steady pace of growth in May, a survey has indicated, despite the pace of expansion slowing slightly. The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) from research firm Markit dipped to 53.9, down ...
The Euro’s current strength is a powerful deflationary factor: ECB’s Noyer
April 29th, 2014
The euro’s current strength is a powerful deflationary factor and low inflation is likely to persist in the euro zone for some time, European Central Bank policymaker Christian Noyer said on Monday. Spare capacity and deleveraging by companies and ...
European Stocks Climb Amid Earnings as Fed Meeting Starts
April 29th, 2014
European stocks rose for a second day as companies from Deutsche Bank AG to ABB Ltd. reported earnings and the Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting. U.S. stock-index futures advanced, while and Asian shares were little changed. Deutsche ...
Europe Still Has a Mountain of Debt
April 24th, 2014
There was a time not so long ago when the vast majority of experts agreed that a country could not emerge decisively from a financial crisis unless it solved problems of both “stocks” and “flows” — that is, secured ...
Record Europe Dividends Keep $3 Trillion From Factories
April 10th, 2014
Given the choice between investing in their businesses or paying off shareholders, European chief executive officers are choosing the latter. Companies of the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index will pay 11.54 euros a share in dividends this year, the ...
European Stocks Advance as Stocks Extend Gains
March 26th, 2014
European stocks advanced for a second day, after the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed the most in three weeks, as investors awaited data on U.S. durable-goods orders. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares rose. Airbus Group NV ...
U.S. Stocks Fluctuate While Europe Slumps on Ukraine
March 24th, 2014
U.S. stocks fluctuated as an index of manufacturing slowed while European shares snapped two days of gains amid concern the Ukraine crisis may escalate. The yen and gold weakened. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell less than 0.1 ...
European Central Bank: review mission to Greece
March 20th, 2014
Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded their review mission to Greece. The teams have reached staff-level agreement with the authorities on policies that could serve as the ...
Europe Stocks Rise as Crimea Vote Boosts Russia’s Micex
March 17th, 2014
European stocks rebounded from a five-week low while the yen and Swiss franc weakened and Treasuries declined after Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine. Russian shares rallied after four days of declines while Ukraine’s hryvnia retreated. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
Business registrations and bankruptcies in the EU
August 27th, 2021
This post presents data on the number of new business registrations and the number of bankruptcy declarations in the European Union (EU) and in the euro area (EA) until the second quarter of 2021. The data is based on ...