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Euro zone growth holds steady and inflation pips up, but a surprise fall in German retail sales raises questions over the bloc's recovery. And, as Ciara Lee reports, Japan's latest numbers point to even more weakness as central bank policymakers gather ahead of their policy announcement this week.
German retail sales were even stronger than expected in August and euro zone inflation shows signs of perking up. Good news for the ECB; Japan's central bankers, though, are confronted with another set of inflation data going the wrong way. Kate King reports.
German annual inflation slows unexpectedly, adding to the pressure for more policy easing from the ECB. And, as Laura Frykberg reports, economic sentiment in the euro zone has slipped to its gloomiest level since March.
Prices in the euro zone fell in February, falling short of already depressed expectations and virtually ensuring another round of policy easing from the European Central Bank. Sonia Legg reports.
Euro zone inflation strengthens as investors search for signs of a stronger start to 2016 amid a raft of key price and growth data, but German consumer spending has weakened. David Pollard reports.
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