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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

The euro zone's economic sentiment crashed to 67 points - its largest fall since measurements started in 1985

Euro zone economic sentiment sees steepest ever fall

Business / 29 Apr

The European Central Bank meets on Thursday with the ink barely dry on its emergency bond-buying scheme

A battle far from over - 5 questions for the ECB

Business / 27 Apr

The euro zone's flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index sank to 13.5 in April, by far its lowest reading since the survey began in 1998

Euro zone business activity ground to a halt in April

Business / 23 Apr

Sentix's investor morale index for the euro zone fell to -42.9 in April from -17.1 in March due to the outbreak of Covid-19

Euro zone investor morale hits all-time low on Covid-19

Business / 06 Apr

IHS Markit's final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index plummeted to a record low of 29.7 in March from February's 51.6

Euro zone business activity collapses in March

Business / 03 Apr

The euro zone's March manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index sank to 44.5, below a flash reading of 44.8 and February's 49.2

Euro zone factory activity crashed in March

Business / 01 Apr

S&P has warned that the contraction could be as much as 10% if the current lockdowns in the euro zone last as long as four months

Euro zone faces 2% recession, 10% if lockdown lasts:S&P

Business / 26 Mar

IHS Markit's Euro Zone Composite Flash Purchasing Managers' Index plummeted to a record low of 31.4 this month from February's 51.6

Euro zone business activity collapses in March - PMI

Business / 24 Mar

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said the Covid-19 outbreak will have a significant impact on economic activity

Lagarde calls for ambitious fiscal response to virus

Business / 12 Mar

GDP in the 19 countries sharing the single currency rose by just 0.1% in the three months from October to December

Euro zone economy slowed in fourth quarter

Business / 10 Mar

GDP in the euro zone expanded 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the three months from October to December

Euro zone GDP slows as expected in fourth quarter

Business / 14 Feb

The European Commission said growth in the euro zone would remain at 1.2% this year and next, as in 2019

EU leaves euro zone growth forecast unchanged

Business / 13 Feb

nvestor morale in the euro zone fell for the first time in four months in February on coronavirus fears

Euro zone investor morale falls on coronavirus fears

Business / 10 Feb

IHS Markit's final manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to a nine-month high of 47.9 in January

Euro zone factories struggle but green shoots emerging

Business / 03 Feb

Eurostat said GPD in the euro zone rose 0.1% quarter-on-quarter for a 1% year-on-year gain

Euro zone GDP falls short of expectations, inflation up

Business / 31 Jan

The European Commission's monthly survey said economic sentiment in the euro zone rose to 102.8 points in January from 101.3 in December.

Euro zone business starts year upbeat, but risks ahead

Business / 30 Jan

The Euro Zone Composite Flash Purchasing Managers' Index, seen as a good gauge of economic health, was steady at 50.9 in January

Euro zone economy remains weak but green shoots seen

Business / 24 Jan

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