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The Commission estimates the euro zone will grow by 2.1% this year, lower than the 2.3% GDP increase it had forecast in previous estimates in May

EU Commission cuts euro zone growth forecasts

Business / 12 Jul

IHS Markit's Final Composite PMI, seen as a good overall indicator of euro zone growth, rose to 54.9 in June from May's 54.1

Euro zone business activity brighter in June - PMI

Business / 04 Jul

IHS Markit's June final manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index slipped to an 18-month low of 54.9 from May's 55.5

Euro zone factory growth slips to 18 month low in June

Business / 02 Jul

The latest PMIs point to 0.5% euro zone economic growth in the second quarter of this year

Euro zone business growth recovers, manufacturing slows

Business / 22 Jun

IHS Markit's May final manufacturing PMI for the bloc slipped for a fifth month in May, falling to a 15-month low of 55.5 from April's 56.2

Euro zone factory growth at 15-month low in May

Business / 01 Jun

The European Commission has forecast that economic growth in the euro zone would slow down to 2% next year from the 2.3% expected this year

Euro zone economy to slow next year - Commission

Business / 03 May

GDP in the euro zone expanded by 0.4% in the first quarter, a preliminary flash estimate shows today

Euro zone economic growth slows in Q1 as expected

Business / 02 May

The European Commission's Economic Sentiment Indicator fell to 112.6 in March from a revised 114.2 figure in February

Euro zone sentiment falls in March

Business / 27 Mar

The flash composite PMI, seen as a good guide to economic health, remained comfortably above the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction

Despite easing off, euro zone business growth solid

Business / 22 Mar

The euro zone economy grew by 0.6% in the final quarter of 2017

Strong euro zone economy confirmed at end of 2017

Business / 07 Mar

IHS Markit's Final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 57.1 in February from January's 58.8

Euro zone's economic roar lost some volume in February

Business / 05 Mar

IHS Markit's composite flash PMI for the euro zone, seen as a guide to economic health, fell to 57.5 this month

Euro zone business growth still robust in February

Business / 21 Feb

Today's comments from the ECB are largely consistent with its outlook unveiled after the January policy meeting

Euro zone's broad expansion to continue - ECB

Business / 08 Feb

The European Commission forecasts growth of 2.3% for this year, up from its previous forecast of 2.1%

EU hikes euro zone growth forecasts

Business / 07 Feb

January's final manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone was 59.6, below December's 60.6

Euro zone manufacturing boom continues into 2018

Business / 01 Feb

Despite improvements in the overall euro zone unemployment rate, Spain's jobless rate remains high at 16.4%

Euro zone unemployment holds at nine-year low

Business / 31 Jan

IHS Markit's Final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 58.1 in December from 57.5 in November

Euro zone economy's growth best in nearly seven years

Business / 04 Jan

Factories in the euro zone marked their best month in the survey's two-decade history

Euro zone businesses to start 2018 near seven year high

Business / 14 Dec 17

IHS Markit's final composite Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone was confirmed at an earlier flash reading of 57.5, up from October's 56

Euro zone businesses sprinting to end of the year

Business / 05 Dec 17

IHS Markit's final manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone climbed to 60.1 last month from October's 58.5

Euro zone factories had busiest month in over 17 years

Business / 01 Dec 17

Euro zone economic sentiment hits highest level in more than 17 years in November

Euro zone sentiment at highest level in over 17 years

Business / 29 Nov 17

Lending growth to non-financial corporations rose to 2.9% in October from 2.4% a month ago, the ECB said

Euro zone corporate lending growth surges in October

Business / 28 Nov 17

ECB chief Mario Draghi opted last month to halve its asset purchases while extending them by nine months

ECB split over keeping bond buys open-ended - minutes

Business / 23 Nov 17

Today's PMI surveys support ECB's move to slow down its monetary stimulus

Euro zone business soars as Germany leads the way

Business / 24 Nov 17

Euro zone economic growth has been surprisingly robust this year, outpacing both the US and Britain

Confidence in euro zone growth strong among economists

Business / 17 Nov 17

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