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Euro zone business activity ended the first quarter on a higher note, surveys show. Could extra stimulus from the ECB be having a positive effect? Ivor Bennett reports.
Business activity in the euro zone has expanded at the fastest pace this year so far in October, as a buoyant Germany offset the impact from firms raising prices at the sharpest rate in more than five years. As Laura Frykberg reports, the upturn in both activity and prices will make welcome reading for policymakers at the European Central Bank.
Stable euro zone private business activity was supported by surprisingly strong growth in France during August, surveys show. But, as David Pollard reports, factories could face a tougher September as new order growth stumbled.
New euro zone data shows German growth powering ahead - but with the wider euro zone still weak and consumer prices on the slide, is a recovery truly on track? David Pollard reports.
Euro zone businesses are about to mark their best quarter in 4-1/2 years but those in core economies report a slight loss of momentum running into year-end with still no sign of inflation picking up, PMI surveys show. Grace Pascoe reports.
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.
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