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The euro zone's GDP rose by 0.2% in the three months from July to September

Euro zone GDP, employment growth slows in third quarter

Business / 07 Dec

The Euro Zone Composite Final Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 52.7 in November from October's 53.1, its lowest since September 2016

Euro zone business growth slows down as year-end nears

Business / 05 Dec

The latest euro zone inflation figures support the ECB's preference of a cautious exit from monetary stimulus

Euro zone inflation dips as expected in November

Business / 30 Nov

Economic sentiment in the 19 countries sharing the euro eased to 109.5 in November from 109.7 in October

Euro zone sentiment eases in November

Business / 29 Nov

The ECB said that euro zone shares would suffer more than their US counterparts in the event of a full-blown global trade war

European shares would suffer more in a global trade war

Business / 27 Nov

Consumer prices in the euro zone rose 2.2% year-on-year in October after a 2.1% increase in September

Euro zone inflation confirmed at 6 year high in October

Business / 16 Nov

Eurostat said retail sales in the 19 countries sharing the euro were flat month-on-month for a 0.8% year-on-year gain

September euro zone retail sales stronger than expected

Business / 07 Nov

The Euro Zone Composite Final Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 53.1 in October from September's 54.1, its lowest since September 2016

Euro zone business growth at two-year low in October

Business / 06 Nov

Euro zone online sales down by 2.3% in August, new figures reveal

Euro zone retail sales slip as food, online sales fall

Business / 03 Oct

The euro skidded as low as $1.1505 at one stage today - its weakest since 21 August

Euro down as Italy's Borghi talks up national currency

Business / 02 Oct

Euro zone's current account surplus narrowed to €21 billion in July

Euro zone current account surplus narrows in July

Business / 19 Sep

Surveys of purchasing managers released today showed mounting pressure on factories across Europe and Asia

Factories globally feel the pinch from trade conflict

Business / 03 Sep

The euro zone economy grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2018

Slowing euro zone growth confirmed in first quarter

Business / 07 Jun

German industrial orders fall for fourth month in a row in April

German industrial orders plunge on trade war fears

Business / 07 Jun

IHS Markit's Final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index, seen as a good overall indicator of euro zone growth, fell to an 18-month low of 54.1 in May from April 's 55.1

Euro zone business activity slows again in May - PMI

Business / 05 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

New figures confirm that the German economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of the year

Construction, consumption drive German growth in Q1

Business / 24 May

The IMF forecast that growth in advanced European economies would slow to 2.3% this year from 2.4% in 2017

Europe not using good economic growth to reform - IMF

Business / 15 May

Euro zone economy grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2018

Euro zone's first quarter slowdown confirmed

Business / 15 May

Euro zone retail sales, an often revised indicator, rose by just 0.1% in March for a 0.8% annual increase

Euro zone retail sales growth slows sharply in March

Business / 04 May

IHS Markit's composite flash Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone held steady in April at March's 14-month low of 55.2

Despite slowdown euro zone business growth still strong

Business / 23 Apr

Investor morale in the euro zone deteriorated again in April on concerns about a slowdown in global growth

Euro zone investor morale falls - Sentix

Business / 09 Apr

Seasonally adjusted German exports fell by 3.2% on the month, the steepest decline since August 2015

German exports post biggest drop since 2015

Business / 09 Apr

Businesses across the euro zone ended the first quarter with their weakest expansion since the start of 2017 as bad weather and a strong currency combined to curb growth in new orders

ECB unlikely to go off-piste after snow-led slowdown

Business / 05 Apr

The EU's official statistics agency said the jobless rate in the single currency area fell to 8.5% in February, down from 8.6% in January

Euro zone unemployment at lowest since December 2008

Business / 04 Apr

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