Sales fell more than expected in December, as the rebound in household spending that is expected to help the economy in 2026 remains fragile.

Eurozone growth beat expectations to reach 1.5 percent last year, official data showed Friday, picking up pace for a second year running in spite of a bruising trade standoff with the United States.Data released Friday in Germany showed its economy grew faster than expected at the end of 2025,

GDP growth in the eurozone held steady at 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in 4Q 2025. This was slightly better than expected, as sentiment data had been more downbeat towards the end of the year. But accelerating growth in Germany, Spain and Italy, to a lesser extent, made up for slow growth in France.

A weaker dollar and increased imports of lower-priced goods could push inflation even lower than expected, persuading the European Central Bank to cut interest rates.

September 3 (Reuters) -The euro zone economy kept expanding at a snail's pace in August as weaker services growth offset improved manufacturing output, despite the first rise in overall new orders since May last year, a survey showed on Wednesday.

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity expanded more slowly than expected this month as weaker growth in the dominant services industry offset milder factory contraction,

Confidence among businesses in the eurozone jumped more than expected in January, in line with a rise in consumer confidence at the start of the year.

Short-end euro zone bond yields fell on ‍Wednesday after European Central ​Bank policymaker Martin Kocher warned that further ⁠euro strength could force them to resume interest rate cuts.

Euro-zone banks unexpectedly tightened corporate credit standards at the end of 2025, raising doubts about investment and economic activity before the European Central Bank sets interest rates this week.

Treasury yields rose slightly ahead of ISM services PMI data and the Treasury’s quarterly refunding announcement.