Is the recovery in the euro-zone business surveys the real deal?

The rise in euro-zone GDP in Q2, coupled with the improvements in the key business surveys, confirms that a turning point in the business cycle has been reached. But these developments do not guarantee that the euro-zone is on the cusp of a healthy and sustained recovery.

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