Meanwhile, despite rebounding a bit in March,
European economic surprises have turned negative since January, while a similar emerging market index has collapsed.
Not exact matches
To the
surprise of most investors around the globe, yesterday the U.K. voted 52 % to 48 % in favor of leaving the
European Union (EU), after more than four decades, in a stunning rejection of the continent's post-war political and
economic order.
European economic indicators have recently
surprised on the upside, with an unexpected jump in Germany's fourth - quarter gross domestic product (GDP) being the most notable.
Unlike some of its Eastern
European neighbors, the Czech Republic has shunned joining the eurozone and has
surprised many with its stable and healthy levels of
economic growth.
It is somewhat
surprising that
European share markets have risen as much as those in the US, given the recovery in
European economic activity has not been as strong as that in the US.
Mauritius was a possession of a
European power almost continually from 1638 to 1968, including of the Netherlands, France, and the U.K. Having been part of a
European country that long and that recently, its social and
economic ties to Europe are strong, so having visa - free or visa - on - arrival access is not especially
surprising in that case.
The capital of Austria, and by far the biggest city in the country, it comes as no
surprise to learn that Vienna is where you will find the hub of political and
economic activity for the south - eastern
European country.