“In the third quarter of 2020, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 12.5% in the euro area and by 11.5% in the EU compared with the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.” – News Release from Eurostat
Economy
Summer 2020 Economic Forecast: An even deeper recession with wider divergences (European Commission)
“The Summer 2020 Economic Forecast projects that the euro area economy will contract by 8.7% in 2020 and grow by 6.1% in 2021. The EU economy is forecast to contract by 8.3% in 2020 and grow by 5.8% in 2021. The contraction in 2020 is, therefore, projected to be significantly greater than the 7.7% projected for […]
The Growing Challenges for Monetary Policy (Bank of England)
“The dollar’s influence on global financial conditions could similarly decline if a financial architecture developed around the new ‘Synthetic Hegemonic Currency’ and it displaced the dollar’s dominance in credit markets. By reducing the influence of the US on the global financial cycle, this would help reduce the volatility of capital flows to emerging market economies.” […]