Eurozone Momentum Gathers Into Year End

November 23, 2017 Share Print 0

Euro zone business growth is roaring as the year draws to a close, a survey showed on Thursday, supporting the European Central Bank’s move last month to announce a throttling back of its monetary stimulus.Surveys covering both the services and manufacturing industries outshone even the most optimistic forecasters in Reuters polls – indicating growth is broad-based – with factories having the second best month in the index’s history.The bloc has emerged as the surprise economic star of 2017, with growth rates outpacing its peers, and future-looking indicators in the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) suggest the upturn still has momentum.

Source: Euro zone businesses roar towards year-end – PMI – Reuters

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Senior Market Analyst, UK & EMEA at OANDA

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.