The Irish Times

Euro-zone business growth slips in as Omicron effects bite

Renewed restrictions curtail recovery in services industry

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 09:31

Euro zone manufacturing growth strong but supply issues raise prices

IHS Markit’s final manufacturing PMI fell to 61.4 in August from July’s 62.8

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 10:37

UK growth slows to six-month low as post-lockdown shortages bite

IHS Markit says there are clear signs of recovery losing momentum after buoyant Q2

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 10:38

Booming business across Europe fuels inflationary pressure

Activity expanded in June at fastest rate in 15 years

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 16:13

Euro zone business activity returns to growth in March

Record expansion underpinned by manufacturing sector

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 09:15

Double-dip recession in Europe ‘increasingly inevitable’ as lockdowns take toll

Euro zone business activity slows sharply, felt most by largest economies

Fri Jan 22 2021 - 12:48

Euro zone economy on track for double-dip recession

Second wave of Covid-19 cases and restrictions whacked activity in service industry

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 11:52

Euro zone business activity falls as virus restrictions choke off recovery

Drop driven by contraction in services activity

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 12:17

Euro zone services activity slows as coronavirus threatens recovery

Economists fear bloc risks double-dip recession

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 13:23

Euro zone business downturn slows as virus restrictions ease

Uptick in services and manufacturing sentiment surveys fuels hope that worst is over

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 12:01

Euro zone business activity collapses in March as coronavirus spreads

PMI data shows contraction across vast swathes of the global economy

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 10:49

Euro zone factory activity crashed in March as coronavirus spread

Breaks in global supply chains caused by measures to curb pandemic crush output

Wed Apr 01 2020 - 09:53

Euro zone business activity crumbles - survey

GDP slumps at a quarterly rate of 2%

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 12:21

Euro area manufacturing slump deepened in December

Downturn continued despite monetary stimulus, easing of trade tensions

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 10:30

Euro zone business growth near-stagnant, some hopeful signs -PMI

A Reuters poll last month had predicted growth of 0.2 % during tje quarter

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 09:32

Activity in the euro area private sector picks up unexpectedly

Meaningful rebound still out of sight as sluggishness dampens optimism

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 12:46

Euro-zone business growth weak in June as factories still stumbling – PMI

Services see modest upturn, offsetting deep downturn in factory output

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 16:44

UK services growth subdued ahead of Brexit

Lack of clarity over UK’s exit from EU sinks business confidence

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 10:05

Labour deputy wants to prioritise tackling of anti-Semitism

Tom Watson looks to meet Jeremy Corbyn amid warnings party could lose more MPs

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 20:36

Euro zone factory growth surges to record; more uneven in Asia

Growth tailed off sharply from a four-year high in Britain, new figures show

Tue Jan 02 2018 - 11:55

Red faces at Bank of England as inflation forecast misses mark

Inflation now running at 3% in UK, less than had been predicted just two weeks ago

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 05:00

Jeremy Corbyn condemns ‘violence by all sides’ in Venezuelan conflict

Labour leader stops short of criticising socialist president Nicolas Maduro

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 19:43

Euro-area economy records fastest expansion in six years

Expansion comes despite momentum easing in June due to weakened services activity

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 10:43

How Corbyn is tapping into wisdom of the Bernie Sanders campaign

Momentum, the grassroots body backing Labour, has brought in help from the US

Mon Jun 05 2017 - 20:08

Euro rises against sterling and dollar after strong data

Euro is back around 86.5p sterling, renewing pressure on Irish exporters

Tue May 23 2017 - 14:51

Euro-zone business activity remained buoyant in May

French private-sector activity surged to six-year high in May

Tue May 23 2017 - 13:54

Euro-area economic momentum accelerates to fastest pace in six years

A PMI index for manufacturing and services rose to 56.7 in April

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 10:07

Euro zone growth now much more than wishful thinking

Economist says euro zone economy ‘firing on all cylinders’

Sat Mar 25 2017 - 06:41

Euro zone business growth fastest in nearly six years

Latest surveys put put currency bloc on track for quarterly growth of 0.6 per cent

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 16:18

Brexit hit pushes UK inflation to highest since mid-2014

Factory gate prices up by most since 2012as air fares and food prices increase

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 10:28

Private sector growth in euro zone hits 10-month high

Markit’s latest PMI suggests German economy is firing on all cylinders

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 13:30

Bank of England expected to cut interest rates to record low

Post-Brexit slowdown expected to shrink Britain’s economy and lead to first rate cut in seven years

Wed Aug 03 2016 - 17:24

Business index shows UK economy shrinking fast after Brexit vote

Services sector worst hit, according to Markit’s purchasing managers’ indices (PMI)

Fri Jul 22 2016 - 10:18

Eurozone economy slowed in May as business growth slid

Latest PMI figures show employment rose for 19th month in a row

Mon May 23 2016 - 10:18