Eurozone

Eurozone inflation ticks up in July, bolstering rate hike case

2026-07-31T10:49:52.000Z
Ample government spending and several one-off factors more than offset a drag from high energy costs and the war in Iran.

Eurozone economy grows faster than expected on AI spending, confident consumers

2026-07-30T09:49:00.000Z
The 21-nation bloc’s economy is showing remarkable resilience to events in the Middle East, which have stoked consumer-price growth and weighed on confidence.

Eurozone business activity unexpectedly jumps to 5-month-high

2026-07-24T09:28:50.000Z
Euro adoption has drifted in and out of Hungarian policy debates for years, without ever becoming a serious governing objective. 

Hungary’s real economic test

2026-07-19T22:30:00.000Z
The case for a rate hike later on remains firm, according to sources.

ECB is back to square one as US-Iran war resumes

2026-07-10T08:33:02.000Z
The European Central Bank raises interest rates in June as a war-related energy cost surge pushed inflation above 3%, well in excess of its 2% target.

Eurozone factory output ends first quarter on strong note, cost pressures ease: PMI

2026-07-01T11:42:39.000Z
The European Central Bank expects the eurozone economy to grow by 0.8% this year, 1.2% in 2027 and 1.5% in 2028.

Iran energy shock to cut eurozone growth by 0.4 percentage point: ECB

2026-06-24T13:11:41.000Z
Younger firms used AI more intensely than older companies and use was skewed towards high-tech, knowledge-intensive services, the survey found.

Intense AI use still rare among eurozone firms, ECB researchers find

2026-06-24T09:34:12.000Z
The digital euro will allow all eurozone residents to make payments online and in person.

Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from US credit cards

2026-06-23T11:29:02.000Z
ECB chief economist Philip Lane says inflation could remain well above target into the first half of 2027 after rising above 3% last month.

Eurozone inflation could stay high even with peace deal, says ECB official

2026-06-23T10:33:19.000Z