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Hourly labour costs ranged from €4.9 to €42.5 across the EU Member States in 2017
April 12th, 2018
In 2017, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €26.8 in the European Union (EU) and €30.3 in the euro area. However, this average masks significant gaps between EU ...
EU plans more powers for consumers to sue companies
April 12th, 2018
The European Union plans more powers for consumers to sue firms such as Volkswagen after the Dieselgate scandal showed the limits of consumer protection authorities to curb corporate cheating. Wednesday’s proposal by the EU executive would allow some groups ...
EU tax moves positive step to more just world
April 2nd, 2018
As the recent scandal over Facebook and the company Cambridge Analytica has shown, many companies operating in the new “digital economy” are, essentially, extractive industries. They mine and sell data on an immense scale. The ephemeral nature of this ...
These are the Countries that EU trades with the most
March 27th, 2018
In 2017, the United States (€631 billion, or 16.9% of total EU trade in goods) and China (€573 bn, or 15.3%) continued to be the two main goods trading partners of the European Union (EU), well ahead of Switzerland(€261 ...
Employment up by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28
March 16th, 2018
The number of persons employed increased by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28 in them fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the ...
A rally in Asian stocks petered out on Friday and the yen climbed
March 16th, 2018
A rally in Asian stocks petered out on Friday, and the yen climbed, as investors considered the implications of continuing personnel turmoil in the Trump administration. Japan’s currency, often the go-to asset in times of uncertainty, advanced after the ...
Euro was flat, Japanese Yen advanced; Stocks put in a mixed performance in Asia
March 15th, 2018
Stocks put in a mixed performance in Asia, while the yen appreciated, as investors gauge the implications of the latest personnel changes in the Trump administration. Equities in the region started with declines following weaker-than-anticipated U.S. retail sales, then ...
Investors Review: Yen, Euro, Australian Dollar and Asian stocks all fell
March 1st, 2018
Asian stocks started March on a weak footing after U.S. shares tumbled in afternoon trading Wednesday. Treasuries and the dollar steadied as traders awaited a second appearance from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whose comments riled markets earlier this ...
The Japanese yen rose, the euro was down; Asian stocks sell off
February 28th, 2018
Asian stocks followed their U.S. counterparts lower after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and weaker-than-expected economic data from China and Japan. The yen strengthened after the Bank of Japan reduced longer-dated bond purchases. The MSCI Asia ...
Household financial assets and liabilities in the EU
February 26th, 2018
Total financial assets of households in the European Union (EU) reached €33 850 billion in 2016. The assets mainly consisted of insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees (38.8% of all household financial assets), currency and deposits (30.4%), equity and investment ...
