Not exact matches
The Commission, meanwhile, said Britain will continue to lag the
eurozone over the coming years, forecasting
growth of only 1.5 percent this year and 1.2 percent next,
with the economy hobbled by Brexit uncertainty.
Some of that is for good reason — the
eurozone's recovery is still extremely modest, China's
growth is slowing (along
with most other emerging markets) and investors are uncertain over the ability of the halfway - recovered US and UK economies to sustain higher central bank interest rates.
Coupled
with other bumps on the road (think the
eurozone crisis and slow global
growth) the overall effect, he added, «has been economic
growth around 2 percent, and only a very gradual improvement in labor markets.»
The
eurozone and Japan are reaching the limits of negative rates,
with further divergence likely to be driven by incremental QE in Europe and Japan as well the trajectories of U.S.
growth and rate increases.
With more people in work, and earning more, spending power is on the rise, a boost for the
eurozone's
growth prospects.
Dublin's campaign to ratify the
eurozone fiscal discipline pact is failing to build momentum against a backdrop of weakening economic
growth and a wider European debate about austerity,
with almost one - in - five Irish voters still undecided.
Growth outlook in the eurozone remains broadly balanced with chances of better than expected economic growth, while downside risks are largely associated with global factors, including the forex (foreign exchange) ma
Growth outlook in the
eurozone remains broadly balanced
with chances of better than expected economic
growth, while downside risks are largely associated with global factors, including the forex (foreign exchange) ma
growth, while downside risks are largely associated
with global factors, including the forex (foreign exchange) markets.
These are the primary explanations for sub-par
growth, near - deflationary conditions, and, most recently, negative interest rates in Japan and the
Eurozone (together
with the euro - linked economies of Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland).
The ECB forecast for
eurozone growth was lowered to 0.9 % for 2014, compared
with a previous forecast back in June of 1 %, but its inflation forecast for 2016 is still sitting at 1.4 %.
With a couple notable exceptions, the consensus on the street appears to be that the single currency will rise to 1.25 or 1.30 against the greenback by the end of the year, supported by accelerating economic
growth in the
Eurozone and an end to the European Central Bank's (ECB) quantitative easing program.
Second, while
growth has been disappointing in both developed and emerging markets, financial markets remain hopeful that better economic data will emerge in the second half of 2013 and 2014, especially in the US and Japan,
with the UK and the
eurozone bottoming out and most emerging markets returning to form.
In turn, this has allowed the Portuguese economy to become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the
eurozone's robust recovery,
with the IMF forecasting 2017 could be the country's best year of
growth in more than 20 years.
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.
There are clearly some challenges ahead for the
Eurozone with conflicting signals and slow
growth, especially vulnerable to unfolding political and economic circumstances that can magnify the impact of more economically hampered members.
On top of the existing internal problems of «lowflation,» shorthand for ultra-low inflation, weak demand and anemic credit
growth, the deterioration in the external backdrop over much of 2014 — rising geopolitical tensions
with Russia, and the slowdown of the Chinese economy and many other emerging markets — has made a rapid return to meaningful
growth across the
eurozone unlikely, in our view, despite some positive signs, including the stabilization of many peripheral economies and the boost in competitiveness from the weaker euro.
During August and into September, data from the
eurozone remained upbeat,
with an already solid second - quarter performance revised even higher, pushing year - on - year
growth to 2.3 %, the quickest pace since the region's debt crisis of 2011 — 2012.
Underlining the health of the German economy compared
with much of the rest of the
eurozone, an independent bi-annual report produced by a range of economic institutions for the German Economics Ministry raised its forecast for the country's
growth in 2016 from 1.6 % to 1.9 %, citing the strength of the labor market and private consumption.
After a double - dip recession in 2012, Europe is mired in low
growth,
with growing divergences in competitiveness between Germany and the rest, and large swathes of the
eurozone suffering high unemployment and crumbling infrastructure.
It could also be different if it coincides
with importunate military pressures or pressures on the currency that preclude slower - paced adjustment (as in 1931 or 1950), or if it takes place in the context of an external bailout that cuts across the normal electoral cycle (as
with the US bailout of the Attlee government in 1949, the IMF bailout of 1976 or the more recent
Eurozone bailouts), or in a context of no or very low economic
growth over a prolonged period.
The crisis in the
Eurozone shows that unless we deal
with our debts there will be no
growth.
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With more than 75 % of construction products exports being absorbed into the European market, recent forecasts from the OECD indicating a slowdown in key
Eurozone countries, such as Germany and France, potentially threaten prospects of further
growth for product manufacturers.
As shown in Exhibit 3, the
growth of dividend ETPs» assets since year - end 2009 coincided
with a period of low and declining 10 - year government bond yields in the U.S.,
eurozone, and Japan.
City partners are shrugging off concerns about the
eurozone and domestic spending cuts to face 2011 in a generally upbeat mood,
with nine out of 10 law firms expecting revenue
growth over the year.
The reason for overlaying that
with caution is a number of more complex factors: the general election and the uncertainty that may result, the relative lack of
growth in the
eurozone and factors of uncertainty over Russia.
The country exceeded
growth expectations for first half of 2015 growing 2,3 % in Q3; and
with 1,6 % GDP
growth forecast for 2016, the
Eurozone has declared Cyprus a success story.