Euro-Area Inflation Steady at 0.5% Shows Draghi Challenge

The euro-area inflation rate held steady in June at less than half the European Central Bank’s target, underscoring the challenge faced by Mario Draghi as he tries to stoke prices and ignite growth.

Euro-Area Economic Confidence Increases More Than Expected

Euro-area economic confidence increased more than analysts forecast in March, easing pressure on the European Central Bank to take action next week to counter low inflation and spur growth.

Euro zone economic morale jumps, easing pressure on ECB to act

(Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment rose more than expected in December and inflation expectations picked up, data showed on Thursday, easing some pressure on the European Central Bank to loosen monetary strings further.

Euro Jobless Scourge Seen Defying Leaders’ Growth Pledge

European Union leaders pondering the fruits of a 120 billion-euro ($163 billion) push to jump-start the economy and create jobs can look to data this week for evidence of how little has been achieved.

Euro-Zone Business, Consumer Confidence Rises to Two-Year High

Businesses and consumers in the euro zone were the most optimistic in over two years in October as better economic conditions lifted the mood for the sixth month running.

Euro-zone factory rebound spreads to Spain, Italy

A recovery in the euro-zone manufacturing sector broadened in August, as factory activity picked up in countries such as Spain and Italy that have suffered long downturns sparked by the region’s fiscal crisis.

Euro Zone Returns to Growth

The euro-zone economy emerged more strongly than expected from its longest postwar contraction in the three months to June, but a resolution to its banking and fiscal crises remains a distant prospect.

Euro-Zone Business Activity Grows for First Time Since Jan 2012

Activity among businesses in the euro zone grew modestly in July for the first time in a year and a half, adding to evidence the crisis-hit economy is stabilizing after a long recession.

A stable euro is good news for all

DALLAS (MarketWatch) — A year ago, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi promised to “do whatever it takes” to save the euro.

Euro Zone Edges Toward Stabilization

LONDON--An indicator that has correctly recorded contractions in the euro-zone economy suggests the currency area is edging closer to stabilization after a recession that began in late 2011.

Euro-Zone Exports Slump in May

LONDON--Exports from the 17 countries that share the euro slumped in May, as did imports, an indication that the currency area's longest postwar contraction may have continued into a seventh straight quarter.

Euro Zone Set to Keep Shrinking

LONDON--An indicator that has correctly recorded contractions in the euro zone suggests the currency area's economy shrank for a seventh straight quarter in the three months to the end of June, extending its longest postwar slump.

Can EU Heads of State Stabilize Euro Crisis? Will a Franco-German Consensus be Imposed on EU Member Countries?

Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 8, 2011) – European heads of state are meeting for an EU summit aimed at trying to stem the deepening euro-area financial and sovereign debt crisis.