GDP growth likely to remain weak in Q1

This week brought more disappointing data for the euro-zone, and we now expect data released next week to show that the euro-zone economy failed to grow at all in Q4 while German GDP contracted. While the timelier survey indicators have improved slightly this year, they still point to weak growth. And that’s before any impact from the coronavirus is likely to have hit the economy.

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