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Confidently improving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... estimate of the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) consumer confidence indicator for the euro area improved to a reading of -5.0. This is higher than market expectations for a -5.7 print and continues the short-term uptrend ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... run until the end of 2017. The ECB's policy statement revealed its optimism over the region's cyclical recovery... "Euro area real GDP increased by 0.4%, quarter on quarter, in the fourth quarter of 2016, following a similar pace of growth in the third ...

J.P. Morgan bullish on several asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... next two to three years. She said China has stabilised with policy support and its economy will grow 6.5% in 2017. The Euro area is continuing to do well with about 2% growth and above trend for the region - an outstanding outcome considering Brexit ...

Happy sentiment holding up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... business climate indicator steadied at 0.77 in January from December, it remained at the highest level since June 2011 with euro area firms expecting increased future production and export orders. Industrial confidence jumped to a reading of 0.8 in January ...

Happier euro consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... show that the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) consumer confidence indicator for the euro area improved to a reading of -4.9 in January from -5.1 in the previous month. While a tad below market expectations for a -4.8 ...

Slack Eurozone labour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU) estimate of 8.8% this year. This indicates excess capacity in the euro area's labour market that, in turn, suggests insufficient pick-up in demand that would provide a meaningful lift consumer prices ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... estimates show that the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) consumer confidence for the euro area increased significantly to a reading of minus 6.1 in November - the highest since December 2015 (minus 5.7) - from minus 8 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... subdued demand across key global markets and the strong US dollar). Eurozone Markit Eurozone PMI The latest update on the euro area's manufacturing and service sectors could increase on-going tapering speculations by the ECB. Markit's flash Eurozone ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... 51.5 in September versus 49.4 in August and expectations for an increase to a reading of 50.2. Eurozone retail sales Euro area retail sales fell by 0.1% in the month of August following a 0.3% increase in the previous month. This is the first negative ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... (reported previously) dropped by 7.6% in the month of August. Eurozone confidence Several measures of confidence in the euro area improved in September: Economic sentiment up to 104.9 in September from 103.5 in August; industrial sentiment up to minus ...