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Eurozone Industrial Output Rebounds In January

Euro area industrial production recovered at a stronger-than-expected pace in January due to the rebound in intermediate and capital goods output, official data revealed Thursday. Industrial output grew 0.8 percent on a monthly basis in January, reversing a 0.4 percent fall in December, Eurostat reported. Output was expected to climb 0.5 percent.

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ECB Chief Says Uncertainty Exceptionally High

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the level of uncertainty is exceptionally high and maintaining stability has become difficult. "The level of uncertainty we are facing is exceptionally high," she said at a conference organized by the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability at Goethe University Frankfurt on Wednesday.

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Eurozone GDP Growth Revised Up To 0.2%

The euro area economy grew in the fourth quarter at a faster than initially estimated pace, driven by consumption and investment. Eurozone economic growth for the fourth quarter was revised up to 0.2 percent from 0.1 percent, Eurostat reported. Nonetheless, this was weaker than the 0.4 percent expansion seen in the third quarter.

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German Industrial Orders Fall More Than Forecast

Germany's industrial orders declined more than expected in January reflecting sharp decreases in orders for machinery and transport equipments. Industrial orders fell 7.0 percent month-on-month in January, in contrast to the revised 5.9 percent rise in the previous month, data from Destatis showed on Friday. Economists had forecast a moderate 2.8 percent fall for January.

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ECB Lowers Rates, EZ Growth Outlook Amid Rising Uncertainty; Signals Pause Ahead

The European Central Bank cut its key interest rates for the fifth policy session in a row and also lowered the growth forecast for the euro area mainly due to prospects of weak exports and investment in the backdrop of high trade uncertainty amid the tariffs war, and signaled a pause in the easing cycle as policy is now deemed less restrictive.

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Eurozone Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly

Eurozone retail sales declined unexpectedly in January on non-food and auto fuel sales, official data showed on Thursday. Retail sales registered a monthly drop of 0.3 percent, confounding expectations for an increase of 0.1 percent. The statistical office revised up retail sales for December to nil growth from the initial estimate of 0.2 percent fall.

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German Construction Activity Remains In Deep Contraction

Germany's construction sector continued to contract and the pace of decline worsened in February, survey results from S&P Global showed on Thursday. The HCOB construction Purchasing Managers' Index registered 41.2 in February, down from January's 20-month high of 42.5. The reading remained well below 50.0 indicating contraction.

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Eurozone Private Sector Logs Marginal Growth

Euro area private sector grew modestly in February as Germany, Spain and Italy expanded, but French activity hit the lowest in more than a year, final results of the purchasing managers' survey by S&P Global showed on Wednesday. The HCOB final composite output index remained unchanged at 50.2 in February. The score also matched the flash estimate of 50.2.

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German Economic Sentiment Strongest Since 2022