Europe

Hot and cold: Euro zone grows but inflation slows

Data in the coming week should confirm the euro zone economy is running hot, after the IMF upgraded growth forecasts…

Brexit economy: sterling fall hits public finances and fails to boost trade

The sharp fall in sterling triggered by the EU referendum result is having an adverse effect on Britain’s already weak…

English shoppers shun plastic bag after 5 pence levy imposed

The number of plastic carrier bags handed out by large stores in England fell by 83 percent since they started…

ECB’s Draghi expected to remain cagey on stimulus exit plans

European Central Bank head Mario Draghi will face questions later Thursday about when and how the bank might withdraw its…

Brexit’s effect on UK ‘will be profound and unpredictable’, – Lords committee

Brexit poses a fundamental challenge to the future of the United Kingdom by removing the European Union law that has…

Tepid Eurozone inflation raises questions over European Central Bank tightening

Eurozone inflation fell in June, the European Commission today confirmed, easing pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to start…