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Economy recovering well, but second wave fears grow

Official data for June show that the euro-zone economy was recovering from the lockdowns at a decent pace at the end of Q2 and business surveys for July point to this continuing at the start of Q3. However, a further increase in virus cases has raised fears of a major second wave that would cause a renewed collapse in activity.

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