What to expect next week ? August 26 to September 1, 2019.
Highlights > GDP figures for the second quarter in the US (29), Germany (27), Italy (30) and France (29) will give details on the composition of growth in all these…
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Growth rebound in the Eurozone
Growth resumes in the Eurozone. For the EA, it is 0.4% and for Spain 0.7%. Even Italy is recovering and returning to positive territory. France disappoints. Despite strong measures taken…
Lower inflation rate and slower growth
The inflation for the Euro Area was at 1.4% in January after 1.6% in December.The main reason for this drop is the negative impact of the oil price. The energy…
The Italian standpoint is changing – My Monday column
This post is available in pdf format My weekly Column – Italy Standpoint – PW What were last week’s major changes? The main change was in Italy with a strong and…
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…
Landmarks on Euro area growth in the first quarter
Growth figures in the Euro Area have been pretty good during the first quarter. The trend has dramatically accelerated in Spain, France is out of a long period of very…
Four Graphs on the Euro Area Growth Momentum
Euro Area GDP was almost stable during the second quarter (+0.2% at annual rate) after a slight increase of 0.8% during the first three months of this year. Compared to…
France, Europe…industrial activity dropped in May. No inflation in France
The economic momentum is still weak in the Euro Area. Industrial production data for May dropped in Euro Area largest countries, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, but also in the…