M3, the broadest measure of money supply in the 16-nation euro zone, grew 0.3% in June compared to the same month last year, the European Central Bank said Tuesday. Economists had forecast a 0.1% fall. In the three months ending in June, M3 was flat on average. The ECB said loans to the private...

Industrial orders in the euro zone rose 3.8% in May, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Thursday. Compared to the same month last year, sales rose 22.7%. Economists had forecast flat monthly sales and a 20% year-on-year rise

A measure of private-sector activity across the 16-nation euro zone showed an unexpected rise in July. The Markit euro-zone composite purchasing managers index rose to 56.7, its highest level in three months, from a reading of 56.0 in June. Economists had forecast a fall to 55.2. A reading of more...

Euro zone industrial production expanded at a weaker-than-expected pace in May. It rose 0.9% month-over-month, short of the expected 1.2% increase, and mirroring its revised pace in April.

Industrial production across the 16-nation euro zone rose by 0.9% in May and was 9.4% higher than in the same month last year, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 1.3% monthly rise and an 11.3% annual increase. Eurostat also said consumer...

European Central Bank Executive Board Member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said today that he believes financial markets are "resettling again" following the recent jitters over the sovereign crisis in the euro zone periphery. Following a speech here at the Euromoney Global ABS 2010 conference, Pa...

Activity in the services sector across the 16-nation euro zone grew at the fastest pace since August 2007, according to the final May purchasing managers index for the sector released Thursday. The Markit services PMI rose to 56.2 in May, up from 55.6 in April and exceeding a preliminary reading of...

Producer prices in the 16-nation euro zone rose at a 0.9% monthly rate in April for a 2.8% increase compared to the same month last year, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 0.7% monthly rise and a 2.6% annual increase

Industrial new orders in the 16-nation euro zone jumped 5.2% in March compared to the previous month, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Tuesday. Orders rose 19.8% compared to March 2009, the agency said. The March data far exceeded forecasts for a 2.5% monthly rise and a 15%...

The flash Markit euro-zone manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to a three-month low of 55.9 in May from 57.6 in April, while the flash euro-zone services PMI rose to a 33-month high of 56.0 in May from 55.6 in April. The manufacturing PMI came in below the 57.5 consensus while the services...