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Eurozone economy

  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
    FT Swamp Notes
    A chance for Europe to rise Premium content

    There is an opportunity for the continent as investors look to diversify away from the US dollar, but seizing it will be difficult

  • Sunday, 6 July, 2025
    German economy
    Berlin explores €4bn subsidies for German heavy industry

    Germany argues state aid will benefit Eurozone if bloc’s largest economy is revived

    An employee checks temperatures at a hot oil pump at the Covestro AG chemical park in Dormagen, Germany
  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    News in-depthEuro
    ECB officials question whether euro has strengthened too much

    Policymakers at central bank fret that a surging currency increases the risk of inflation undershooting

    ECB president Christine Lagarde
  • Tuesday, 1 July, 2025
    ExplainerGlobal Economy
    Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. See how actions taken by your central bank affect you

  • Tuesday, 1 July, 2025
    Eurozone inflation
    Eurozone inflation rises to ECB’s 2% target

    Interest rates expected to be kept on hold at central bank’s next meeting after June reading

    A customer with a shopping cart in a Carrefour supermarket in Perpignan, France
  • Monday, 30 June, 2025
    Eurozone inflation
    ‘Supply shocks’ threaten fight against inflation, warns ECB’s Lagarde 

    Structural shifts such as AI and geopolitical fragmentation make world more volatile, says central bank

    The European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Sunday, 29 June, 2025
    Eurozone inflation
    Is the US jobs market weakening?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    A barista pours milk for an iced latte at a coffee shop in the Union Market district in Washington
  • Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
    Trump tariffs
    EU readies retaliatory tariffs to secure better trade deal with Trump

    German chancellor backs more muscular approach ahead of July talks deadline

    Ursula von der Leyen
  • Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
    ECB could still cut rates despite oil market volatility, top policymaker says

    French central bank governor says further easing remains possible as underlying inflation outlook remains unchanged

    French Central Bank Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau
  • Friday, 20 June, 2025
    Italian economy
    Italy slashes VAT on art to compete with EU rivals

    Artists had lobbied Rome to close the tax gap amid fears domestic market could collapse

    A visitor looks at Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan’s banana duct-taped to a wall
  • Tuesday, 17 June, 2025
    German economy
    Merz plan will not fix Germany’s pensions crunch, warns Bundesbank

    Government reforms fail to address long-standing incentives that encourage shorter working lives, says central bank

    An old man counts money at home in Berlin
  • Tuesday, 17 June, 2025
    Era of Bund scarcity is over, says German debt chief

    Finance agency board member points to major change in Eurozone’s core sovereign bond market

    A view shows the logo of the European Central Bank (ECB) outside its headquarters in Frankfurt
  • Tuesday, 10 June, 2025
    Sovereign bonds
    Italy, Greece and Spain emerge as winners in bond market anxiety

    Eurozone’s former crisis spots have shaken off concerns over rising debt levels as investors bet on fiscal co-operation

    A woman uses a fan to cool herself near Monastiraki Square in Athens, Greece
  • Sunday, 8 June, 2025
    News in-depthUS interest rates
    Transatlantic interest rate rift widens as Trump piles pressure on Powell

    US president frustrated at Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see approach while European Central Bank has cut rates again

    (L-R) US Federal Reserve in Washington and European Central Bank in Frankfurt
  • Sunday, 8 June, 2025
    News in-depthFrench economy
    France’s defence spending surge threatened by high national debt

    Emmanuel Macron wants to strengthen military as US pulls back from Europe but must tackle steep borrowing costs

    French Air Force Mirage 2000-5F combat aircraft
  • Thursday, 5 June, 2025
    Eurozone interest rates
    Lagarde signals ECB rate-cutting ‘nearly concluded’

    Central bank president’s remarks come after governing council members reduce rates by quarter point to 2%

    ECB president Christine Lagarde addresses a press conference on the Eurozone’s monetary policy in Frankfurt on Thursday
  • Thursday, 5 June, 2025
    FT live news
    ECB decision as it happened: deposit rate cut to 2% as inflation falls below target; Lagarde surprises markets with hawkish comments

    Quarter-point reduction comes after Eurozone inflation fell below target in May

  • Wednesday, 4 June, 2025
    German economy
    Merz plans €46bn corporate tax breaks to revive German economy

    Finance minister Lars Klingbeil outlines measures to boost corporate investments amid threat of US tariffs

    An employee fits doors on an assembly line for electric cars
  • Tuesday, 3 June, 2025
    Eurozone inflation
    Eurozone inflation falls below target to 1.9%

    May figure comes as ECB meets this week to consider further cut to borrowing costs

    The south facade of the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt displays an illuminated projection of the euro symbol surrounded by stars, in blue and yellow
  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    Italian economy
    Italy’s exodus of young talent worsens population squeeze

    Central bank governor Fabio Panetta warns the brain drain is adding to pressure on the economy

    A traveller heading towards the departure gates at Turin airport in Italy
  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    German economy
    Berlin urges Brussels to approve subsidies for German heavy industry

    Economy minister Katherina Reiche says Germany’s steel and chemicals sectors are essential for Europe’s competitiveness

    Katherina Reiche
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    European economy
    European homeowners face rising mortgage costs until 2030

    Many fixed-rate loans taken out in era of low and negative interest rates are now coming to an end, the ECB warns

    A residential neighbourhood in Munich, Germany
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria says it is back on track to adopt euro in 2026

    Eurozone accession was repeatedly pushed back due to political turmoil and rising inflation

    Protesters supporting the Bulgarian lev against the introduction of the euro outside the Bulgarian National Bank in Sofia in February 2025
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    European Central Bank
    ECB hawk calls for rate cut pause until September amid trade tensions

    Austrian central bank governor warns earlier reductions are ‘more risky’ and will have ‘no effect’ on growth in the currency bloc

    European Central Bank policymaker and Governor of the Austrian National Bank Robert Holzmann gestures during an interview
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Markets InsightMarieke Blom
    Now is the time to reopen the Eurozone bond debate

    The EU now has a unique chance to capitalise on investor doubts about the US and promote the euro as a reserve currency

    The euro sign is prominently displayed in front of the former European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt
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