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Inflation in 19 nations using euro soars to record 7.5% in March

Inflation in the eurozone has been setting records for months and is at its highest level since recordkeeping for the euro began in 1997

Euro struggles to stay above $1.14 after Christine Lagarde comments

Euro weakened for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said there is no need for big monetary policy tightening in the euro zone

Euro climbs after European Central Bank's 'ground-breaking' hawkish turn

By Iain Withers

Euro dips slightly after 3-day rise ahead of European Central Bank meeting

The euro was marginally weaker at $1.1296, after rising around 2% in the last three sessions on expectations of a hawkish shift from the ECB.

Strong earnings eclipse surging euro zone inflation for now

By Huw Jones

European Union set to unveil massive worldwide infrastructure plan

The program is expected to mobilize up to 300 billion euros (USD 341 billion) in public and private funds by 2027

Euro-area inflation jumps to decade-high 3% in challenge for ECB

Consumer prices rose 3%

Confidence in Euro-area economy drops on supply squeeze, virus

The Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, has already warned that economic growth this year may be somewhat lower than the 3.7% it had forecast in June

Euro zone business growth at 15-year high as demand unleashed -PMI

When the coronavirus was spreading rapidly, governments imposed strict restrictions, encouraging citizens to stay at home and forcing much of the service industry to close.

Euro zone yields stay near lows as European Central Bank keeps taps flowing

German 10-year yields hover near six-week lows; Italy-Germany spread near tightest level in a month

Euro zone bond markets calm as inflation surges past ECB target

The ECB next meets on June 10.

Factory activity racing across globe but supply squeeze dims outlook

European manufacturers ramped up activity at the fastest monthly pace in PMI survey history but a spike in COVID-19 infections in some countries continued to disrupt supply chains

Euro zone GDP shrinks less than expected in Q1, April inflation rises

The core inflation drop reinforces calls by European Central Bank doves to maintain the stimulus to the economy

Euro zone November industrial production much better than expected

Euro zone industrial production was much higher than expected in November, data showed on Wednesday, thanks to a sharp rebound in the output of intermediate and capital goods.

Euro zone business activity shrinks but Covid vaccine hopes boost optimism

The bloc's economy is on track for its first double-dip recession in nearly a decade as a second wave of the coronavirus sweeps across Europe, a Reuters poll suggested last week

Unemployment rate across 19 Eurozone nations held down by support schemes

The unemployment rate across the 19 countries that use the euro currency rose modestly to 7.9 per cent in July, official figures showed Tuesday.

Strain on global manufacturing eases as euro zone returns to growth

Factories appear to be playing their part in the bloc's potential recovery

Euro zone economy to shrink between 8% and 12% this year: Christine Lagarde

Lagarde said the actual outcome would be between the "medium and "severe" scenarios

The euro turns 20

For ordinary citizens, little changed until cash euros were introduced in 2002

Euro zone economy hits 'speed bump' in February on rising prices: PMI

The euro zone economy looks to have hit a speed bump in February after a stellar start to the year