020 7898 0500After a busy period where we saw the release of plenty of economic data from the eurozone, yesterday was a much quieter affair. There are still concerns surrounding the threat of a trade war following Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, but for now the eurozone has been granted a temporary reprieve.
The other major talking points across the eurozone are whether the economic projections made at the start of the year were too optimistic, and whether the European Central Bank will extend its quantitative easing programme. It is currently scheduled to run until September, but there is increased expectation that this could be extended.
ECB President Mario Draghi is scheduled to give a speech on Friday which will be closely watched by the marke
