Jana Randow

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Jana Randow |Mark Schroers

The euro area economy expanded twice as much as previously reported at the start of 2025, as countries including Ireland and Germany saw exports surge in anticipation of US trade tariffs later this year. First-quarter output rose 0.6% from the previous three months, above the second estimate of 0.3% from mid-May, Eurostat said Friday. While a majority of economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected an upward revision, only two anticipated it to be this strong.

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Jana Randow |Mark Schroers

The euro-area economy expanded twice as much as previously reported at the start of 2025, as countries including Ireland and Germany saw exports surge in anticipation of US trade tariffs later this year. First-quarter output rose 0.6% from the previous three months, above the second estimate of 0.3% from mid-May, Eurostat said Friday. While a majority of economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected an upward revision, only two anticipated it to be this strong.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jana Randow

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s economy is facing a third year without growth as businesses struggle with uncertainty around global trade, according to the Bundesbank. Gross domestic product will stagnate this year, the central bank said Friday — downgrading its December prediction for a 0.2% increase. From next year, infrastructure and defense spending should help set off a “significant” recovery, it said. That’s unless trade tensions intensify.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jana Randow |Mark Schroers

Office buildings, including the Central Bank, at the Dublin docklands in Dublin. (Bloomberg) -- The euro-area economy expanded twice as much as previously reported at the start of 2025, as countries including Ireland and Germany saw exports surge in anticipation of US trade tariffs later this year. First-quarter output rose 0.6% from the previous three months, above the second estimate of 0.3% from mid-May, Eurostat said Friday.

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber |Jana Randow

The European Central Bank is coming to the end of its campaign of interest-rate cuts following the eighth reduction in a year, according to President Christine Lagarde. With the euro zone suffering repeated blows from US tariffs, the deposit rate was lowered by a quarter-point to 2% on Thursday — as predicted by all analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The ECB described inflation as “currently at around” its 2% target.