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Today's big stories

The eurozone didn't grow as much as economists were expecting last quarter
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Ryanair reported worse-than-expected results as a Covid surge kept planes on the ground

Small Doses

What’s Going On Here?

Data out on Monday showed that the eurozone grew by less than expected last quarter, as the region’s biggest economy gets teenier by the day.

What Does This Mean?

France and Spain’s economies grew more than expected last quarter, but so dire was the situation in Germany – Europe’s biggest – that it didn’t count for much. The home of schnitzel schtruggled with schortages, and ultimately saw its manufacturing-dependent economy shrink 0.7% last quarter versus the one before – more than twice the drop economists were expecting. That dragged growth in the eurozone down to a paltry 0.3% compared to the quarter before. Not a great end to the year, but the year itself wasn’t so bad: the eurozone’s economy was 5.2% bigger in 2021 than 2020 – the region’s fastest growth since 1971.

Why Should I Care?

Zooming in: Lifestyles of the thrifty and faceless.
The problem isn’t just shortages: data out on Monday showed that the prices Germans and Spaniards paid for goods and services rose by 5.1% and 6.1% respectively in January versus the same time last year. And since that’s yet another sign that inflation in Europe isn’t going anywhere fast, it arguably vindicates the International Monetary Fund’s decision last week to slash its annual growth forecast for the bloc.

The bigger picture: Britain’s a step ahead.
Europe’s lackluster growth might be why – sky-high inflation or not – the European Central Bank (ECB) has so far refused to raise interest rates and risk hampering spending even more. And economists don’t think that’ll change anytime soon, predicting that the earliest the ECB might take action is in September next year, once it’s fully wound down its bond-buying program. That would put it two years behind the Bank of England, which is expected to raise rates for the second time when it meets later this week.

You might also like: Here’s what to invest in now rates are rising.

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Analyst Take

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Stéphane Renevier, Analyst

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