Eurozone
Eurozone growth slows in December but completes strongest quarter since 2023
Manufacturing sees a faster drop in new orders, while services firms report softer sales growth
European factory activity ends 2025 in deeper contraction
The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), fell to 48.8 in December from 49.6 in November
ECB holds rates with growth firmer and inflation near target
Policymakers give no guidance on next steps, saying decisions will be made meeting by meeting on data
Eurozone business activity ends 2025 weaker than expected, PMI shows
The weaker performance is primarily attributable to the German industry, says Hamburg Commercial Bank’s chief economist
Trump warns European civilisation faces ‘erasure’
Cultural and political failures threaten continent’s way of life more than its weak economy
Eurozone Q3 growth revised up to 0.3%
The new data was up from 0.2% in the initial estimate for the July-September period
Eurozone wage growth to remain around 2% next year, ECB says
This is far below the peak of 5.3% recorded at the end of 2024
Eurozone economy grows at fastest pace in more than two years, PMI shows
The HCOB Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index climbed to 52.5 in October from 51.2 in September
Big manufacturing economies struggle as US tariffs hit order books
China’s factory activity is contracting for a seventh straight month as the pre-tariff export rush ends
Eurozone inflation dips closer to 2% as ECB holds rates
The central bank warns that a stronger euro and the tariff fallout can still dampen inflation more than expected
