Posted inEconomic Conditions and Trends Eurozone Inflation (Economics) Eurozone Inflation Edges Lower, but Pressure on Prices Continues The annual rate of inflation was 8.5 percent in February, down from 8.6 percent a month earlier, among countries using the euro. Posted by By Patricia Cohen
Posted inBank of England England European Union Eurozone Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit) Inflation (Economics) Interest Rates International Monetary Fund Recession and Depression U.K. Economy Sputters and Barely Avoids a Recession Economic growth was unchanged in the fourth quarter, and slow expansion is expected in the years ahead. Posted by By Eshe Nelson
Posted inBanking and Financial Institutions Europe European Central Bank Eurozone Inflation (Economics) Interest Rates European Central Bank Raises Rates Again Another half-point increase pushed rates to the highest levels since 2008, and the bank said it “expects to raise them further.” Posted by By Eshe Nelson and Melissa Eddy
Posted inEurope Eurozone Inflation (Economics) Eurozone Inflation Falls in January as Energy Costs Ease Prices rose at an annual rate of 8.5 percent last month, down from 9.2 percent in December, but signs of persistent cost increases remain. Posted by By Liz Alderman