Confidence Improving in the Eurozone

February 27, 2017 Share Print 0

Put aside the dark clouds of Greece’s debts and the French elections: Economic confidence at the highest level since 2011 suggests that the euro-area economy is in better shape than it’s been for years.

While just a year ago European Central Bank officials were debating easing policy further, the tables could now be turning — though to be sure Brexit, the state of Greek finances and a wave of populism in some nations remain formidable threats. Capturing the shift in tone, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said market expectations for an interest-rate increase in 2019 didn’t sound “absurd.”

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Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary. His views have been published in the Financial Times, Reuters, The Telegraph and the International Business Times, and he also appears as a regular guest commentator on the BBC, Bloomberg TV, FOX Business and SKY News. Craig holds a full membership to the Society of Technical Analysts and is recognised as a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.