Euro zone investor morale at highest level since 2018 Investor morale in the euro zone rose in May to its highest level since March 2018 on all-time high expectations and an upbeat evaluation of ... Business • 10 May
Euro zone debt surges in 2020 on pandemic spending Euro zone debt surged last year as governments borrowed heavily to keep their economies alive during pandemic lockdowns, with the already most indebted countries adding ... Business • 22 Apr
Euro zone retail sales stronger than expected Euro zone retail sales were stronger than expected in February, data showed today, as some countries eased their Covid-19 pandemic restrictions before tightening them again ... Business • 12 Apr
Irish mortgage interest rates highest in euro zone Ireland continues to have the highest mortgage interest rates across the euro area in January, new figures from the Central Bank show. Business • 11 Mar
Covid curbs hit euro zone Q4 GDP more than estimated The euro zone economy contracted more than previously estimated in the last three months of 2020 against the previous quarter, revised data showed today, as ... Business • 09 Mar
February euro zone sentiment rises more than expected Euro zone economic sentiment rose more than expected in February, buoyed by more optimism in industry, services and among consumers, boosting inflation expectations among producers ... Business • 25 Feb
Euro zone investor morale rises on vaccine hopes Investor morale in the euro zone rose more than expected in January, hitting its highest level since February due to growing confidence about a successful ... Business • 11 Jan
Euro zone sentiment improves, but inflation negative Economic sentiment in the euro zone improved as expected in December due to less gloom in industry and among consumers, but consumer prices fell for ... Business • 07 Jan
Euro zone economy exceeded expectations in December Euro zone economic performance far exceeded expectations this month - although it still contracted slightly - as a second wave of coronavirus infections and renewed ... Business • 16 Dec 20
Spending, exports drive euro zone growth to record high The euro zone economy posted its highest ever quarterly rise in the summer, rebounding from a record contraction caused by the Covid-19 pandemic as consumer ... Business • 08 Dec 20
Euro zone GDP quarterly surge revised marginally down The euro zone economy jumped marginally less than previously reported in the third quarter against the previous three months, making the year-on-year contraction slightly larger, ... Business • 13 Nov 20
Euro zone GDP jumps more than expected in Q3 The euro zone economy rebounded much more strongly than expected in the third quarter after the pandemic-induced slump in the previous three months, EU statistics ... Business • 30 Oct 20
Euro zone GDP revised up, but still a record drop The euro zone economy declined by slightly less than initially estimated in the second quarter, but the drop was still the sharpest ever as consumer ... Business • 08 Sep 20
Revolut offers instant euro-area bank transfers Revolut's Irish customers can now send money in seconds to banks and financial institutions across Europe using new instant payment technology. Business • 19 Aug 20
Euro zone government bonds sell off for fourth day Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday, after three consecutive days of selling-off, with the benchmark German 10-year Bund yield having briefly touched a ... Business • 14 Aug 20
Euro zone industry output rebound disappoints Euro zone industrial production rose in June, according to official data. Business • 12 Aug 20
Euro zone business activity returns to modest growth Euro zone business activity returned to modest growth in July, according to the final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index from IHS Markit. Business • 05 Aug 20
Euro zone economy posts record slump, inflation rises The euro zone's economy recorded its deepest contraction on record in the second quarter, preliminary estimates showed today, while the bloc's inflation unexpectedly moved higher ... Business • 31 Jul 20
Bulgaria, Croatia take vital step to joining euro Bulgaria and Croatia have been accepted into ERM-2 mechanism, a mandatory stage for joining the euro and beginning the currency bloc's first expansion in half ... Business • 13 Jul 20
No prospective euro member meets accession criteria None of the countries now looking to join the euro meet all the accession criteria and some may be diverging from the long-set rules of ... Business • 10 Jun 20
Household spending plunge pulls down Q1 euro zone GDP A plunge in household spending and investment pulled down euro zone gross domestic product in the first quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Business • 09 Jun 20
Euro zone's trade surplus grows in February The euro zone's trade surplus with the rest of the world grew in February, with a decline in imports from China as well as sharply ... Business • 20 Apr 20
Explainer - Euro zone options for economic support Euro zone officials have two weeks to come up with a way to support the economy during the coronavirus epidemic that satisfies members with completely ... Business • 31 Mar 20
Euro zone business lending still weak amid slowdown Lending to euro zone companies held at a two-year low last month despite lending to households hitting yet another post-crisis high, European Central Bank data ... Business • 27 Feb 20
Euro zone industrial output tumbles more than expected Euro zone manufacturing output plunged more than expected in December ending a weak quarter for the single currency area, official estimates showed today. Business • 12 Feb 20
