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Eurozone inflation weak due to low energy costs, Eurostat confirms

It has been confirmed that eurozone inflation slipped back into negative territory in February, down 0.2 percent year-on-year.

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Eurozone slowdown worsens as businesses report another difficult month

More signs have emerged of a eurozone slowdown as the latest surveys of the region's businesses indicate they had their worst month in over a year.

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Latest eurozone price weakening fuels deflation fears

Prices in the eurozone slipped in February. Headline inflation fell to -0.2 percent low oil prices, a further worry for the European Central Bank on deflation.

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Eurozone economic sentiment downbeat for February

Eurozone economic sentiment deteriorated in February, pulled down by more pessimism in industry, the service and retail sector and among consumers and financial services.

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January eurozone inflation weaker than first thought, cheaper oil the main drag

The spectre of deflation hangs over the eurozone as the European Union's statistics office revised downward its initial inflation estimate for January with the slumping cost of crude oil a big element

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Eurozone GDP growth still weak, Greece in recession again

Eurozone economic growth continues to be weak. GDP expanded 0.3 percent in Q4 of 2015 and rose 1.5 percent year-on-year. Greece slipped back into recession.

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The 500 euro note - could its days be numbered?

Finance ministers are calling on the European Central Bank (ECB) to look at ways of tightening access to 500 euro notes, in a bid to cut terror

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French and German finance chiefs discuss economic weakness and eurozone recovery

Even as stock market indexes slid further, French and German finance chiefs meeting in Paris warned against over-reacting to signs of economic weakness.

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China slowdown could scupper eurozone recovery: EU

The slowdown in emerging economies such as China could derail the eurozone’s fragile recovery, the European Commission said on Thursday. The single

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France confident on deficit reduction, European Commission not convinced

French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has said the country will meet its 2016 target for cutting its public deficit but the European Commission does not believe it can achieve that.

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A weak start of 2016 for eurozone businesses,

The private sector began 2016 on a slightly weak note in Europe with little sign of inflation picking up

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Eurozone manufacturing off to a poor start for 2016

Manufacturing growth slowed in the eurozone at the start of 2016 as incoming orders showed no meaningful increase, even though companies cut prices steeply raising deflation worries.

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French economy at walking pace as Spain sprints ahead

French growth was 1.1 percent year-on-year in 2015 while Spain managed 3.2 percent growth.

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Eurozone business activity falls to 11-month low

Eurozone business activity has hit an 11-month low according to the Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI).

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Europe's economic challenges for 2016

Will 2016 be a year of economic reckoning for the EU? - Europe’s economy faces a lot of wild cards in 2016. Among them, how much will terrorism and

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Inflation headache for ECB with second monthly growth drop

Inflation in the eurozone dipped for the second month running in December, disappointing the European Central Bank whose stimulus measures have so

Economy

Business Year Review: tracking the global recovery

Seven years after the crisis began, the global economy has taken decisive steps out of the dark. Just as the collapse hit countries in different

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Eurozone growth confirmed at 0.3% in third quarter

The week after the ECB extended its stimulus programme and cut a key bank rate for the eurozone, data from the European Union’s Statistics Agency

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French unemployment bucks eurozone trend to hit 18-year high

Unemployment in France has risen to its highest level for 18 years. The figures grind against the gradual improvement elsewhere in the eurozone. Data

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ECB extends stimulus plan to boost eurozone economy

The European Central Bank has announced fresh stimulus measures in a bid to boost inflation and the eurozone’s recovery. The ECB is to extend its