Confidence among Belgian households regarding their finances and the general economy improved for the third consecutive month in June, survey data released by the National Bank of Belgium showed Wednesday.
The headline consumer confidence index moved up to -18 in June from -19 in May and -20 in April....
Poland's industrial production declined 1.8 percent in May from the previous year, data from the Central Statistical Office showed Wednesday. The decline was better than the expected 1.9 percent fall but reversed last month's 2.7 percent rise.
Month-on-month, industrial production dropped 0.7 percent...
Poland's producer prices decreased at a slightly faster pace in May, and the rate of fall exceeded economists' forecast, latest data showed Wednesday.
The producer price index decreased 2.5 percent on an annual basis in May, after dropping 2.1 percent in April, the Central Statistical Office said....
Outgoing Bank of England Governor Mervyn King was outvoted in his final policy meeting, as most policymakers overturned his call for additional stimulus citing sustained economic recovery, the minutes of the session held on June 5 and 6 showed Wednesday. As seen in the past few months, King, Paul Fisher and David Miles sought an increase in quantitative easing by GBP 25 billion.
Spain's merchandise trade shortfall decreased significantly from last year in April as exports increased at a notably faster rate than imports, data released by the Commerce Ministry showed Wednesday.
The net trade for April resulted in a deficit of EUR1.64 billion, which was 51.1 percent lower than...
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged Spain and Europe to take urgent steps to generate growth and jobs as the outlook remained tough.
Spain's unemployment level is "unacceptably high" and the outlook remained difficult. "This calls for urgent action to generate growth and jobs, both...
Portugal's producer price inflation quickened moderately in May after easing in the previous month, data released by Statistics Portugal showed Wednesday.
The producer price index increased 0.8 percent year-on-year in May, following the previous month's 0.5 percent gain. In March, the index recorded...
Eurozone's construction output increased in April, reversing March's decline, the latest figures from Eurostat revealed Wednesday.
Production in construction rose 2 percent month-on-month in April following a 1.8 percent fall in March and a 1.3 percent increase in February.
Compared with April...
Switzerland's economic confidence remained unchanged in June, a monthly survey by the Centre for European Economic Research in cooperation with Credit Suisse showed Wednesday.
The ZEW-CS Indicator of economic expectations stayed unchanged at 2.2 points in June. The indicator reflects expectations...
At the final meeting of Mervyn King as governor, six members of Bank of England overturned his call for additional stimulus, the minutes showed Wednesday.
A leading indicator of French economic activity declined in April, a report from the Conference Board showed Wednesday.
The leading economic index or LEI fell 0.5 percent from a month earlier to 114.2 following an increase of 0.4 percent in March. During the six-month through April, the index increased...
Although Sweden's economy surged temporarily in the first quarter, momentum in external and domestic demand is not strong enough to pull the economy out of stagnation, the National Institute of Economic Research said in a quarterly report on Wednesday.
According to think-tank, recovery will not begin...
Swedish jobless rate decreased unexpectedly in May, the latest figures from Statistics Sweden showed Wednesday.
The unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent in May from April's 8.7 percent. Economists expected the rate to edge up to 8.8 percent.
The seasonally adjusted rate was 7.9 percent. On an...
Sweden's economic confidence improved more than economists expected in June, but stayed well below the long-term norms suggesting that growth in the domestic economy is weaker than normal, latest data showed Wednesday.
The headline business tendency indicator climbed to 94.5 in June from 91.8 in...
The minutes of the latest monetary policy meeting of the Bank of England is due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.