September 25th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
As expected, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party won in the German election on Sunday but the victory was marred by the rise of the far-right...
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September 22nd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
In a speech in Frankfurt, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi discussed local financial balances in the eurozone. He stated that monetary policy could not...
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September 21st, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was an extremely quiet day for the euro yesterday as events in the UK and US were the main focus of attention. However, even when nothing much happens in the...
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September 20th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
After a quiet start to the week for the eurozone, today saw the release of the German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index. This is seen as a key piece of economic data as it...
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September 19th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Inflation across the eurozone rose by 1.5% in August from 1.3% in July. This is still below the ECB’s 2% target, but represents a move in the “right” direction....
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September 18th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
A quiet week for the eurozone saw it weaken against sterling which had an extremely positive run. This week is busier for eurozone economic data so it will be...
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