March’s euro-zone retail sales data suggest that consumer spending had a weak first quarter. And April’s Composite PMI implies that the pace of GDP growth is unlikely to fully rebound after a slow Q1. But we remain fairly optimistic that the economy will continue to grow at a decent pace this year.
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