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GDP figures confirming a strong and steady expansion have yet to turn up in core inflation data.According to preliminary Eurostat estimates, euro area real GDP increased by 0.6% q-o-q in Q3, slowing marginally from an upwardly-revised 0.7% in Q2. A breakdown by expenditure components will not be released until 14 November, but domestic demand was likely the key driver in the euro area’s solid momentum.At a country level, France and Spain are the first of the big four euro area economies to...

The latest Bank Lending Survey from the ECB showed that credit standards for loans to enterprises eased slightly in net terms in Q2. Our GDP growth forecast for the euro area remains unchanged. The July Bank Lending Survey (BLS), released by the ECB today, showed that bank credit standards for loans to enterprises eased slightly in Q2 2017, following a net easing in the previous quarter. This came despite expectations in the previous survey round that these standards would tighten...

Growth in the euro area outstripped growth in the US last year, while the latest indicators suggest 2017 has gotten off to a strong start. Our GDP forecasts are pushed up mechanically. Euro area real GDP expanded by 0.5% q-o-q in the fourth quarter, marking an acceleration from Q3’s 0.4% gain. The euro area economy grew at an annual average of 1.7% in 2016, compared with 1.9% in 2015. Last year was the first time since 2008 that real GDP growth in the euro area was above that of the...

Growth in the euro area fell to 0.3% in the second quarter from 0.6% in the first. Nevertheless, leading indicators point to post-Brexit resilience and we are leaving our full-year forecast unchanged Euro area real GDP expanded by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in the second quarter (1.2% q-o-q annualised, 1.6% year-on-year), in line with expectations and our forecast. This compares with GDP growth of 0.6% q-o-q in the first quarter.According to preliminary estimates by country, growth in...

We remain relatively upbeat about euro area growth, but the pressures on banks are a concern, and decisive pro-investment moves remain in abeyance Leaving aside the possible disruptions surrounding the Brexit referendum and other near-term political events, a number of fundamental factors — most notably strengthening domestic demand — mean we are cautiously optimistic about the euro area economy over the short term, with an above-consensus GDP growth forecast for this year of...