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Industrial production down by 0.9% in euro area
February 13th, 2019
In December 2018 compared with November 2018, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.9% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November ...
Brexit – the regulatory challenges
February 13th, 2019
Steven Maijoor, the Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), delivered a speech on Brexit – the regulatory challenges at the European Financial Forum 2019 in Dublin this morning. The speech focused on ESMA’s preparations for a ...
It now costs more to make bitcoin than the cryptocurrency is worth
February 7th, 2019
It costs more money to make bitcoin than the cryptocurrency is worth. Producing a single bitcoin now costs $4060 on average, but it is valued at less than $3500, according to an analysis by JPMorgan Chase. Bitcoin relies on ...
Review: European stocks were slightly lower Monday; Europe’s autos stocks led the losses
February 5th, 2019
European stocks were slightly lower Monday, as market participants monitored another flurry of corporate earnings results. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged 0.2 percent lower during afternoon trade, with most sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Europe’s autos stocks, ...
Contingent liabilities and non-performing loans in the EU Member States
January 31st, 2019
Data on contingent liabilities and non-performing loans of EU governments for the year 2017 have been published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This publication includes data on government guarantees, liabilities related to public-private partnerships recorded off-balance ...
International trade in services: EU surplus up to over €190 bn
January 18th, 2019
The European Union (EU) surplus in trade in services, which had fallen between 2013 and 2016, increased to €191.8 bn in 2017. This is the result of EU exports of services to the rest of the world rising by ...
Business investment rate up to 23.3% in the euro area
January 14th, 2019
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has published a report in relation to the business investment rate in the euro area for the third quarter of 2018. In accordance the report: In the third quarter of 2018, ...
The Tragedy Of The Euro
January 11th, 2019
After two decades, the euro’s minders look set to drive the Eurozone into deep trouble. December was the last month of the ECB’s monthly purchases of government debt. A softening global economy will increase government deficits unexpectedly. The ...
Tax revenues in advanced economies have continued to increase; OECD research
December 11th, 2018
Tax revenues in advanced economies have continued to increase, with taxes on companies and personal consumption representing an increasing share of total tax revenues, according to new OECD research. The 2018 edition of the OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics publication ...
How much are households in Europe spending on food?
December 7th, 2018
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published stats showing how much people of the European countries are spending on food. In 2017, households in the European Union (EU) spent 12.2 % of their total consumption expenditure on ...
