Europe Data Response Euro-zone GDP (Q2 Prov.) While Q2’s GDP growth was left unrevised at 0.3% in the second estimate, the softoutlook for both growth and inflation suggests that the ECB still has more work to do. 12th August 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Retail Sales (May) & Final PMIs (June) May’s euro-zone retail sales data point to a slowdown in consumer spending growth, and thus GDP growth, in Q2. And despite a small upward revision from the flash release, June’s Composite PMI also... 5th July 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Fiscal Monitor (June) Portugal and Greece seem have made some good headway towards repairing their public finances so far this year, in contrast with Italy and Spain which are both struggling to make any improvement... 4th July 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Brexit to hit France harder than Germany On the face of it, Germany seems more exposed than France to the effects of the UK leaving the EU. But in the time before the UK actually leaves the single market, France is more vulnerable than... 1st July 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Unemployment (May) & Manufacturing PMIs (June) May’s fall in euro-zone unemployment shows that the labour market is slowly recovering. Butemployment growth may already have peaked and there is still too much slack to generate any meaningful wage... 1st July 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Market moves could destabilise the euro-zone periphery Recent market movements point to a downturn in euro-zone growth, particularly in the periphery. The ECB is likely to respond by loosening monetary policy, but it cannot solve all of the euro-zone’s... 30th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash CPI (Jun.) & German Retail Sales (May) June’s rise in euro-zone CPI inflation into positive territory might mark the start of an upward trend, but we see little hope of inflation hitting the ECB’s target over the medium term. 30th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response EC Business & Consumer Survey (June) June’s fall in euro-zone business and consumer confidence suggests that the euro-zone economy was slowing even before the UK voted to leave the EU. 29th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Brexit vote weakens outlook for euro-zone growth While the UK’s vote for Brexit will have only a small direct effect on euro-zone trade this year and next, the indirect effects on confidence and financial markets may be more serious. We have... 27th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Monetary Indicators Monitor (May) May’s euro-zone monetary data suggest that economic growth remains fairly slow. While the ECB has since introduced new stimulus measures, including its latest TLTROs, we doubt that they will boost... 27th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Which country might be next to hold an EU referendum? The UK’s vote to leave the EU has been followed by calls for referendums in other countries. And, notably, euro-scepticism in some countries seems to be even stronger than in the UK. 24th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update UK’s vote to leave EU raises doubts over future of Europe The UK’s vote to leave the European Union will have substantial negative effects on the European economy and raises serious doubts over the future of both the EU itself and the currency union. 24th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash PMIs (June) June’s fall in the euro-zone Composite PMI to a 17-month low suggests that strong GDP growth in Q1 was not the start of a more pronounced economic recovery. Indeed, the PMI points to growth slowing... 23rd June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Would a Brexit trigger the ECB’s OMTs? Today’s ruling by the German constitutional court leaves the ECB free to implement its long-awaited OMT programme, if deemed necessary. And a possible trigger for OMTs – Brexit – might be just a few... 21st June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Trade (Apr.) While the euro-zone trade surplus jumped to a record high in April, any boost from trade to GDP growth in Q2 is likely to be offset by weakness in other parts of the economy. 15th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Industrial Production (Apr.) Despite April’s strong rise, industrial production is still lower than it was in January. With industrial surveys pointing to subdued growth ahead, it seems unlikely that the euro-zone industrial... 14th June 2016 · 1 min read
