Philippe Waechter's blog
The Euro Area growth in perspective
The GDP growth figure was 1.7% in 2016 for the Euro Area. It is interesting to compare this performance to other large countries in the world. Four graphs can give…
The German Growth in 3 graphs
The GDP growth was 1.7% (at annual rate) during the fourth quarter of 2016.It was a mere 0.4% in the third quarter. For 2016 GDP was up 1.8% after 1.5%…
Euro Area GDP growth: Positive signals for 2017
The GDP growth momentum was stronger at the end of 2016. The GDP growth rate was at 2% (annual rate) for the last three months after 1.75% for the third…
Catch up and more balanced growth in the US
GDP growth was at 2.9% in the third quarter after 1.4% during spring. The carry over growth for 2016 at the end of the third quarter is 1.4%. Growth for…
A lower momentum for the Euro Area during the second quarter
GDP growth for the Euro Area was confirmed at 0.3% (flat) for the second quarter of this year (2.2% at annual rate). The table below shows growth figures for different…
What a shock!!! US growth is 1% during the first half of 2016
What a shock!!! GDP growth for the second quarter was just up by 1.2% after 0.8% during the first three months of 2016. The comfortable framework that was used after…
Growth momentum falters in the Euro Area during the second quarter
The GDP growth number for the Euro Area was halved in the second quarter when compared to the first. During the first three months of the year, GDP was up…