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A survey showed that economic activity in the Eurozone recorded a more severe contraction than previously thought at the end of 2020 and may deteriorate further with the renewal of the general isolation restrictions imposed to contain the Coronavirus, which has affected the services sector that dominates the bloc. With …

Euro-denominated stocks moved from London to new platforms in the European Union on Monday, the first trading day after Britain withdrew from the bloc’s single market. Trading in euro-denominated shares in Amsterdam and the new Aquis exchange platform in Paris grew steadily when trading began without any problems.

The European Commission said on Thursday that it regrets the United States’ decision to extend tariffs to further European products, as reported by Reuters. “The US action disrupts negotiations to find a settlement to aircraft subsidy dispute,” the EU Commission further noted

Data from the European Central Bank showed that the revised current account surplus of the 19 Eurozone countries widened to 26.6 billion euros in October from 25.2 billion in September thanks to a rise in the contribution of trade in goods and services. In the twelve months to September, the …

Data revealed that the Eurozone’s unadjusted trade surplus jumped year on year in October as exports performed better than imports amid the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Union statistics office said the commodity trade surplus in 19 countries in the Eurozone amounted to 30.0 billion euros, …

The Eurozone flash Manufacturing PMI arrived at 55.5 in December compared to 53 expected, while the Eurozone Services Purchasing Managers’ Index reached 47.3 in December, compared to 41.9 expected.

The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on December 23rd, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a German government source.

Eurozone government bond yields rose, away from one-month lows in trading on Monday, like the recent extension of Brexit talks eased fears of a messy divorce Brexit. Eurozone and UK Treasury yields ranged 1 to 3 basis points, with Germany’s 10-year yield, the benchmark for the bloc, rising 1.5 basis …

The European Union’s statistics office said that the euro zone economy recorded the highest quarterly growth rate in the summer, recovering from a record contraction due to the Covid-19 pandemic, amid a significant increase in consumer spending and exports. Eurostat said gross domestic product (GDP) in the 19-nation bloc increased …

Retail Sales both in the Eurozone and the European Union increased by 1.5% on a monthly basis in October, the data published by the Eurostat showed on Thursday. This reading followed September’s contraction of 1.7% and beat the market expectation of +0.8%.