euro area

May 2014 Summary: Financing conditions improve in euro area peripheral countries and in emerging economies ƒU.S. economy bounces back after a difficult first quarter ƒChina’s first-quarter GDP growth the slowest in two years Sovereign debt markets in t ...

May 2013 Summary:  Commodity prices decline as global trade remains weak The ECB cuts interest rates, returning to conventional monetary policy Economic momentum weakens in East Asia; another interest rate cut in India The global economy continued to e ...

August 2012 Summary: Drought in large parts of the United States is pushing up world food prices Emerging markets ease monetary policy to stimulate growth The debt crisis in the eurozone remains a major source of uncertainty  The severe drought affecti ...

July 2012 Summary: Marked deceleration in global trade Progress made in EU bank recapitalization and growth pact Growth slows in Brazil and India Monthly data of global and regional trade confirm that a marked deceleration of international trade is und ...

October 2011 Summary: Equity markets worldwide plunged Euro area dollar liquidity dries up in the midst of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis G20 finance ministers maintain focus on fiscal consolidation Stock markets worldwide ended September with the larg ...

September 2011 Summary: Heightened uncertainty and downside risks for the world economy caused a sell-off in equity markets The sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone remains unabated The jobs crisis continues Global equity markets underwent synchroniz ...

December 2010 Summary: European sovereign debt crisis is spreading to larger economies  Increased volatility in equity and foreign exchange markets Uneven economic recovery during the third quarter The euro area’s sovereign debt crisis continues, despi ...

May 2010 Summary: Economic recovery continues albeit unevenly. While growth is rapid in many emerging economies, it remains fragile in most advanced economies Euro zone countries and the IMF agreed on a three-year programme worth $146 billion to suppor ...

March 2010 Summary: The strength of the global recovery, witnessed in the second half of 2009, has been moderating and the recovery has become more uneven Global financial markets experienced a notable turbulence in the first two months of 2010, in par ...