Europe Economics Weekly Is the Greek crisis really over? Recent more positive developments in Greece have led to some suggestions that the Greek crisis is finally over. But Greece still has a number of major challenges. 15th March 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Labour market prospects still weak On the whole, last week’s news on the euro-zone economy was once again pretty disappointing. But the recent stabilisation in the unemployment rate is at least a little more encouraging. Unfortunately... 8th March 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Are things really as bad as they look? Last week’s disappointing data releases begged the question of whether the euro-zone recovery has ground completely to a halt. The second GDP release confirmed that the German economy stagnated in Q4... 1st March 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Weaker euro to offer exporters little respite The latest news from the euro-zone external sector suggests that although exports are expanding strongly, the strong euro is taking its toll on the sector. The recent weakening of the euro is... 22nd February 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Is the recovery over before it’s begun? Last week’s EU “accord” on Greece was long on vague pledges of support, but notably short on detail. For now, the markets have given the EU the benefit of the doubt. But if more meat is not put on the... 15th February 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly The spotlight turns on Portugal and Spain Last week, the noose around the Greek Government’s neck loosened slightly. But markets are still baying for blood – Portugal and Spain are their new targets. Neither Portugal nor Spain have quite the... 8th February 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Consumer outlook still cloudy A raft of data on the euro-zone consumer sector last week left the outlook still rather uncertain. The bad news was that unemployment rose further in December and wage growth looks set to drop. But... 1st February 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Euro-zone escapes inflation fears The recent sharp rise in CPI inflation in both the US and the UK has caused concern that interest rate hikes might not be far off. But euro-zone inflation has been far more subdued, challenging the... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Euro support fading Recent developments support our view that the euro will come under renewed downward pressure in the coming months. With concerns about Greece mounting, economic prospects deteriorating compared to the... 18th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly New Year challenges for the euro-zone For some time, we have been fairly optimistic about the prospects for the euro-zone in 2010. Nonetheless, the outlook remains highly uncertain and there are several risks which could derail the... 11th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly When will the labour market start to recover? 21st December 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Falling profit margins pose a threat to the recovery 23rd November 2009 · 1 min read
