ECB warns growth in Europe is stalling
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FRANKFURT The president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, said Tuesday that growth next year would not measure up to the bank&#39;s previous expectations as slower exports and rising oil prices take their toll on economic activity in the 12
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FRANKFURT At the end of a year that has seen a tepid European economic recovery shaken by high oil prices and a strong currency, the European Central Bank is facing a dilemma for which the best solution may simply be to wait.
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The German economy, the biggest in the 12-country eurozone, nearly came to a standstill in the third quarter as exports, previously the main driving force behind growth, slumped on the back of slowing global growth, official figures showed.
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BRUSSELS: The European Central Bank and euro zone finance ministers have issued their starkest warning to date that they are unhappy with the euro&#39;s surge and said they were closely monitoring exchange rate swings.
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The growth of the euro-zone economy slowed in the final quarter of 2004 as Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece each experienced a contraction in output, European Union data showed Tuesday.
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VALLETTA/ST. JULIAN'S, Malta  - The European Commission may cut its growth forecast for the euro zone economy this year, Luxembourg's prime minister said on Saturday, as other EU leaders voiced concern about the euro's strength.
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The eurozone economy is on course for growth next year of about 2.0 percent despite the euro's record-breaking rally against the dollar, the European Union's executive arm revealed.
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The European Central Bank will probably keep its benchmark interest rate at 2 percent this week amid evidence that economic growth in the 12-nation region is slowing, 40 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News said.
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Economic growth is set to "slow markedly" in 2008, even if the Bank of England decides to cut interest rates by a further 75 basis points this year, the central bank forecast on Wednesday.
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The European Commission yesterday cut its growth forecast for 2005 and warned that nearly half of euro zone members were set to breach their own budget rules, as surging oil prices hit a fragile recovery.
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Eurozone growth falls by more than half between April and June 2007, official EU figures show.
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Economic data to be released this week are expected to show slipping business and consumer eurozone confidence in September and slowing economic growth in Britain as rate hikes braked expansion, economists said.
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Analysts expect the European Central Bank to keep interest rates on hold as jitters continue to affect world markets.
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The European economy slowed significantly in the second quarter as spending lagged, official reports showed on Tuesday, and economists expected growth in the region to be soft into early next year as consumers ...
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Mr Kok's report, seen by the Financial Times, warns that Europe has fallen further behind the US since launching its ambitious target to raise Europe's growth potential at Lisbon in 2000.
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Blink and you might have missed it. A few months ago, economists were celebrating Europe's long-awaited return to growth. Now, as the European Central Bank policy board meets on Thursday, come hints that the upturn may have peaked.
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THE European Central Bank has followed the Bank of England and kept its interest rates on hold, preferring to give itself more time to assess the effect of soaring oil prices on the inflationary outlook and slow economic recovery.