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Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... its resurgence (third time unlucky), its variants and the slow pace of vaccinations. Preliminary estimates released by Eurostat show the single-currency region's GDP contracted by 0.6% in the three months to March 2021. This followed the December ...

Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Green shoots are appearing in the Eurozone just in time for spring. Eurostat reports its preliminary estimates show the single-currency region's GDP increased by 0.4% in the March 2019 quarter - better than market expectations for a 0.3% gain - ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... experience of the Greek Crisis and Grexit talks makes it imperative. More so, because Italy is a bigger economy than Greece. Eurostat figures show that Greece accounts for only 1.2% of total EU GDP (as at 2016) while Italy - the fourth biggest economy ...

Chief economist update: "Quitaly"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... Five Star Movement campaigned on a proposed referendum on Italy's membership in the Eurozone (they were against it). Eurostat stats show that Greece accounts for only 1.2% of total EU GDP (as at 2016). Italy - the fourth biggest economy in Europe ...

Growth maintains momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... core inflation down to 0.7% from 0.9% -- latest data indicate that growth in the Eurozone continues to gain momentum. Eurostat reported that construction activity in the region increased at its fastest rate in nearly three years (April 2014), indicating ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Things continue to look up in the Eurozone. Eurostat reported that the region's trade surplus widened to €25.9 billion in November from €20.2 billion in the previous month and €22.9 billion in November 2015. This was better than market expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... and Hefei, they jumped by 43.8% and 40.3% over the same period. Eurozone construction output Preliminary figures from Eurostat show that construction output in the Eurozone increased by 1.8% in July, six times faster than June's 0.3% rise, driven by ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... US. Construction down 0.8pct in Eurozone Construction activity in the Eurozone fell 0.5% during May 2016, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This decrease compared with April 2016 is due to civil engineering falling ...

A "must do" for the ECB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Latest euro area inflation data released by Eurostat has all but ensured that ECB President Mario Draghi will make good on his 21 January promise to "...reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March" aka increase policy stimulus. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... the fall in the 19-country eurozone, already beset by weak economic growth and high unemployment, the EU's data agency Eurostat said. The euro weakened to $US1.1296 from $US1.1317 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets were mixed ...
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