020 7898 0500The euro’s strong finish to 2017 was checked on Friday by events in Italy, after President Sergio Mattarella formally dissolved parliament, clearing the way for a general election next year. The last major political hurdle for the euro in the current election cycle has the potential to renew risk in the single currency in 2018. Eurozone and German Markit manufacturing PMI data dominate the economic calendar for the single bloc today. Tomorrow’s unemployment change and unemployment rate figures from Germany will hold some influence over the euro.
