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Gross domestic product in the 19-country euro zone shrank by 12.1% from the previous quarter

Euro zone economy posts record slump, inflation rises

Business / 31 Jul

The European Commission said euro zone economic sentiment rose to 82.3 points in July from an upwardly revised 75.8 in June

Euro zone sentiment rebounds more than expected

Business / 30 Jul

IHS Markit's flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.8 in July from June's final reading of 48.5

Euro zone business activity returns to growth in July

Business / 24 Jul

The ECB's Survey of Professional Forecasters says the euro zone economy may shrink by over 8% this year

ECB survey points to shallower recession

Business / 17 Jul

Manufacturing output in the euro zone rose by 12.4% in May from April, new Eurostat figures show

Euro zone industry output recovers less than expected

Business / 14 Jul

The European Commission said the euro zone would contract by a record 8.7% this year before rising by 6.1% in 2021

Euro zone set for deeper recession, weaker rebound

Business / 07 Jul

Euro zone retail sales rose by 17.8% in May from April, the steepest increase since records began in 1999

Euro zone retail sales in record rebound in May

Business / 06 Jul

IHS Markit's final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index, seen as a good gauge of economic health, bounced to 48.5 in June from May's 31.9

Euro zone business slump eased as lockdowns relaxed

Business / 03 Jul

Unemployment in the euro zone edged up only slightly and by less than expected in May, new figures show today

Euro zone unemployment edges up in May

Business / 02 Jul

IHS Markit's final Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index moved closer to the 50-mark separating growth from contraction in June

Euro zone factory downturn eased as lockdowns loosened

Business / 01 Jul

Energy prices in the euro zone were down 9.4% year on year in June after an 11.9% plunge in May

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly moves higher in June

Business / 30 Jun

European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane

Don't get too excited by solid euro zone data - Lane

Business / 24 Jun

IHS Markit's Flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index, seen as a good gauge of economic health, recovered to 47.5 from May's 31.9

Euro zone downturn eased in June as economies opened up

Business / 23 Jun

Industrial output in the euro zone fell 17.1% month-on-month for a 28% year-on-year drop

Euro zone industrial output plunge deepest on record

Business / 12 Jun

The euro zone's GDP fell by 3.6% in the first quarter of the year

Household spending plunge pulls down Q1 euro zone GDP

Business / 09 Jun

Sentix's investor morale index for the euro zone rose to -24.8 in June from -41.8 in May

Euro zone investor morale improves - Sentix

Business / 08 Jun

The European Commission's survey shows economic sentiment in the euro zone improved to 67.5 points in May from an all-time low of 64.9 in April

Euro zone sentiment rebounds less than expected in May

Business / 28 May

IHS Markit's Flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index recovered to stand at 30.5 in May from April's 13.6

Euro zone contraction eased in May but still sharp: PMI

Business / 21 May

Eurostat said in a flash estimate that the euro zone's GDP contracted 3.8% quarter-on-quarter for a 3.2% year-on-year fall

Euro zone economy posts record quarterly fall

Business / 15 May

'Europe is experiencing an economic shock without precedent since the Great Depression,' Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Paolo Gentiloni has said.

Euro zone set for record recession, inflation to vanish

Business / 06 May

Online shopping was the only bright spot for euro zone retail sales in March

Euro zone retail sales suffer largest fall on record

Business / 06 May

Euro zone economic activity has plummeted and supply chains have been massively disrupted due to Covid-19

Euro zone business activity grounds to near-halt - PMI

Business / 06 May

The euro zone's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index sank to 33.4 from March's 44.5, its lowest since the survey began in mid-1997

Euro zone manufacturing collapses in April - PMI

Business / 05 May

The ECB said the euro zone is 'facing an economic contraction of a magnitude and speed that is unprecedented in recent history'

ECB's Lagarde warns of 'unprecedented' slump

Business / 30 Apr

Economic output in the euro zone in the first quarter was 3.8% smaller than in the previous three months - the sharpest quarterly decline since the series started in 1995

Euro zone economy shrinks at record rate, worse to come

Business / 30 Apr

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