European consumers' reluctance to borrow slows down economy
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European consumers are borrowing and spending less because of rising unemployment, causing a slowdown in the region's US$10 trillion economy.
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The euro drifted lower against the dollar as the foreign exchange market awaited interest rate calls from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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Mortgage lending has declined by a quarter since last year, according to new figures, providing further evidence of a slowdown in the housing market.
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A report released in Brussels on Friday showed a slowdown of economic growth in the 12-nation eurozone due to record high oil prices and the euro&#39;s sharp rise against the US dollar.
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Driven by Christmas shopping fever and growing hunger for material goods, Europeans in former communist states are putting aside a historic aversion to taking out loans as their spending habits change and a new generation of debtors takes root.
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Some fear that American consumers will pull back from their exuberant spending, cooling demand for goods worldwide and dragging down the global economy.
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Europeans, many of whom worked themselves up about the swooning dollar and the stampeding euro last year, suddenly seem to have mellowed.
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Germans&#39; reluctance to play violent video games and to spend much in a subdued consumer climate are proving stubborn obstacles to the growth of Europe&#39;s least-developed games market.
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Equities fall as Europe fears a wider economic slump.
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German retail sales took an unexpected tumble in November, denting hopes for a noticeable pick-up in consumer spending in the eurozone's biggest economy, where chronically weak domestic demand remains the main stumbling block to recovery, any time soon.
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European shares turned negative and government bonds were struggling for direction on Thursday after US data showed subdued inflation numbers, flat spending and a rise in unemployment.
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German retail sales took an unexpected tumble in November, denting hopes for a noticeable pick-up in consumer spending in the eurozone's biggest economy, where chronically weak domestic demand remains the main ...
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Credit worries will take a further bite out of global economic growth, including Europe.
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Data to be released this week was expected to bring more evidence that the consumer side of the economy is faltering amid rising price pressures and a tight job market.
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With the European economy on the upswing, companies and governments are shrugging off the dollar's renewed slide against the euro this week &#151; a phenomenon once dreaded as potential poison for the continent's many exporters.
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An outright credit squeeze has not arrived in Europe, but some bankers there are finding it trickier to navigate the global credit crisis.
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European equities were set for a slow start on Thursday, within sight of five-year highs, but with little in the way of impetus to drive them there.