Quarterly national accounts from Eurozone and major euro area economies are due on Friday, headlining a busy day for the European economic news. At 1.30 am ET, the French statistical office Insee releases quarterly GDP data for the third quarter. The economy is forecast to grow 2.1 percent sequentially, after rising 1.1 percent in the second quarter. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is set to issue import ...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.