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Written by CEP News |
Apr 30 09 12:35 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - The euro zone inflation rate remained unchanged at a record low 0.6% in the 12 months to April, according to preliminary estimates out of Eurostat. |
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European Economy |
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Apr 30 09 12:24 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - French producer prices continued to weaken in March, according to the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). |
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European Economy |
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Apr 30 09 12:12 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - UK houses prices fell by less than expected in April, returning only some of the gain registered in the period month, the Nationwide Building Society reported on Thursday. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 30 09 11:41 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - The German labour market continued to deteriorate in April as the economy looks to contract at a record pace this year. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 30 09 07:28 GMT |
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(CEP News) - The Bank of Japan has revised down its economic growth forecasts for the 2009 fiscal year and projects corporate profits and household consumption to weaken further in the coming quarters. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 23:16 GMT |
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(CEP News) - Confidence among UK consumers rose for the third straight month in April, according to the latest consumer survey report from the GFK Group. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 21:27 GMT |
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(CEP News) - Economists expect a brief uptick in euro zone inflation in April before price growth resumes its trend downward, while the German labour market likely deteriorated further in the month. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 16:50 GMT |
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(CEP News) - The European Central Bank (ECB) will use alternative monetary policy once rates reach the so called "floor," according to ECB Governing Council Member Jurgen Stark speaking in Siegen, Germany on Wednesday. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 14:13 GMT |
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(CEP News) - European Central Bank council member Axel Weber said Wednesday that he does not take too much stock from the so-called "green shoots" in economic indicators, and that the German economy will severely contract in 2009. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 12:01 GMT |
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(CEP News) - The pound sterling is mixed on Wednesday in the aftermath of a light trading session in the UK, with the swine flu remaining the focus for FX traders. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 11:31 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - European Central Bank Executive Board member Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell said the ECB does not see deflation risks in the euro zone and that inflation expectations "are still in line" with its inflation target of "close to, but below 2%". |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 10:49 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - The Spanish recession deepened in the first quarter, with overall economic growth contracting at a pace unseen in nearly 40 years, the Bank of Spain reported. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 10:21 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - The German Economics Ministry has revised its growth forecasts and now expects the economy to contract by 6% in 2009, its sharpest fall since reunification. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 09:22 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - Euro zone economic and business sentiment improved by more than expected after reaching record lows, the EU Commission reported on Wednesday. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 08:50 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - European Central Bank Governing Council member Yves Mersch said that projections of a gradual recovery by next year are still valid and that he sees "little margin" for further rate cuts. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 08:50 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - European Central Bank Governing Council member Yves Mersch said that projections of a gradual recovery by next year are still valid and that he sees "a little margin" for further rate cuts. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 08:27 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - Money and credit growth continue to fall in the euro zone, while banks reported a further pronounced tightening of credit standards in the first quarter of 2009, the European Central Bank reported on Wednesday. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 29 09 08:27 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - Money and credit growth continued to fall in the euro zone, while banks reported a further pronounced tightening of credit standards in the first quarter of 2009, the European Central Bank reported on Wednesday. |
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European Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Apr 28 09 21:53 GMT |
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(CEP News) - Economists will be focusing on the upcoming European Commission (EC)'s economic sentiment survey for confirmation that the worst of the euro zone recession is over and that the rate of economic decline will slow in the second quarter. |
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