Bulgaria joins the eurozone as its 21st country after formally adopting the euro.
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Bulgaria joins the eurozone as its 21st country after formally adopting the euro.
"Spanien ist Europas Jobmotor, kein anderes Land in der Eurozone schafft so viele Stellen. Der entscheidende Faktor: Migration. [...] Seit 2020 sind in Spanien 2,8 Millionen neue Jobs entstanden. [...] Spanien ist inzwischen zum zweiten Mal in Folge Wirtschaftsmotor der Eurozone."
Arbeitsmarkt in Spanien: Was hinter Spaniens Jobwunder steckt
Spanien ist Europas Jobmotor, kein anderes Land in der Eurozone schafft so viele Stellen. Der entscheidende Faktor: Migration. Ist das nachhaltige Wirtschaftspolitik?
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May 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
"Spanien ist Europas Jobmotor, kein anderes Land in der Eurozone schafft so viele Stellen. Der entscheidende Faktor: Migration. [...] Seit 2020 sind in Spanien 2,8 Millionen neue Jobs entstanden. [...] Spanien ist inzwischen zum zweiten Mal in Folge Wirtschaftsmotor der Eurozone."
yeah people overestimate eurozone regulation and underrate eurozone structure (or the inability to unify e.g. other parts of the eurozone, like debt or capital markets)
Europe is kinda stagnant it’s true, but it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with high taxes, it’s all about austerity brain and the ongoing consequences of the eurozone being poorly managed
June 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
yeah people overestimate eurozone regulation and underrate eurozone structure (or the inability to unify e.g. other parts of the eurozone, like debt or capital markets)
Congratulations, Bulgaria, to have joined the eurozone today!
January 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Congratulations, Bulgaria, to have joined the eurozone today!
May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Incredible scenes for people who started careers in markets around the Eurozone debt crisis
*GREECE RAISED TO INVESTMENT GRADE BY MOODY’S, OUTLOOK STABLE
*GREECE RAISED TO INVESTMENT GRADE BY MOODY’S, OUTLOOK STABLE
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Incredible scenes for people who started careers in markets around the Eurozone debt crisis
*GREECE RAISED TO INVESTMENT GRADE BY MOODY’S, OUTLOOK STABLE
*GREECE RAISED TO INVESTMENT GRADE BY MOODY’S, OUTLOOK STABLE
Bulgaria to join Eurozone in 2026
Bulgaria to join Eurozone in 2026
County’s populist pro-Russian forces continue to oppose adoption of the euro
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June 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Bulgaria to join Eurozone in 2026
Eurozone real deposit liquidity has slowed, a possible warning sign for cyclical growth. They've diverged before, with the two upside divergences starting in 2011 (ended w/ Eurozone sovereign crisis) and 2017. The current backdrop of global cyclical acceleration suggests the latter is the right comp
September 25, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Eurozone real deposit liquidity has slowed, a possible warning sign for cyclical growth. They've diverged before, with the two upside divergences starting in 2011 (ended w/ Eurozone sovereign crisis) and 2017. The current backdrop of global cyclical acceleration suggests the latter is the right comp
Bloomberg Editor-In Chief, Matt Winkler:
“Canada since Mark Carney became PM in March, 2025, has outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.”
“Canada since Mark Carney became PM in March, 2025, has outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.”
August 7, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bloomberg Editor-In Chief, Matt Winkler:
“Canada since Mark Carney became PM in March, 2025, has outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.”
“Canada since Mark Carney became PM in March, 2025, has outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.”
UK inflation is 3.6%. Eurozone inflation is 2.0%
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
July 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
UK inflation is 3.6%. Eurozone inflation is 2.0%
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
Last year Q1 2024:
US: +1.3%
Eurozone: +.3%
Italy: .3%
Germany: .2%
Austria: -.5%
France: +.2%
Mexico: +.2%
#TheCostOfTrump
US: +1.3%
Eurozone: +.3%
Italy: .3%
Germany: .2%
Austria: -.5%
France: +.2%
Mexico: +.2%
#TheCostOfTrump
April 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Last year Q1 2024:
US: +1.3%
Eurozone: +.3%
Italy: .3%
Germany: .2%
Austria: -.5%
France: +.2%
Mexico: +.2%
#TheCostOfTrump
US: +1.3%
Eurozone: +.3%
Italy: .3%
Germany: .2%
Austria: -.5%
France: +.2%
Mexico: +.2%
#TheCostOfTrump
Spaniens Wirtschaft wächst laut Goldman Sachs dreimal so stark wie der Durchschnitt der Eurozone, Spanien hat mit das höchste Wachstum an Produktivität in der EU, Spanien boomt - und das mit einem sozialistischen Ministerpräsidenten, der Zehntausenden Migrant:innen legalen Status gewährt und nicht..
August 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Spaniens Wirtschaft wächst laut Goldman Sachs dreimal so stark wie der Durchschnitt der Eurozone, Spanien hat mit das höchste Wachstum an Produktivität in der EU, Spanien boomt - und das mit einem sozialistischen Ministerpräsidenten, der Zehntausenden Migrant:innen legalen Status gewährt und nicht..
Guess who joined the Eurozone! Bulgaria 🇧🇬
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Guess who joined the Eurozone! Bulgaria 🇧🇬
UK inflation is 3.4%. Eurozone inflation is 2.0%
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
July 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
UK inflation is 3.4%. Eurozone inflation is 2.0%
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone - higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
The eurozone economy outpaced expectations at the start of the year, thanks in part to exporters rushing out orders to get ahead of US tariffs.
Eurozone economy grows faster than expected in rush to get ahead of Trump tariffs
Spain was easily the top performing major economy in the eurozone.
ow.ly
April 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The eurozone economy outpaced expectations at the start of the year, thanks in part to exporters rushing out orders to get ahead of US tariffs.
In 2026, Bulgaria 🇧🇬 will join the Eurozone and become the 21st country to adopt our common currency.
As the Eurozone evolves, so does the story of the euro. 💶
As the Eurozone evolves, so does the story of the euro. 💶
July 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
In 2026, Bulgaria 🇧🇬 will join the Eurozone and become the 21st country to adopt our common currency.
As the Eurozone evolves, so does the story of the euro. 💶
As the Eurozone evolves, so does the story of the euro. 💶
Very different story for US/Eurozone relative labor market performance post-COVID as opposed to post-GFC.
February 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Very different story for US/Eurozone relative labor market performance post-COVID as opposed to post-GFC.
UK inflation is 3.4%. Eurozone inflation is 2.0%
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone, in higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone, in higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
August 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
UK inflation is 3.4%. Eurozone inflation is 2.0%
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone, in higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%
Brexit is costing the government around £50bn a year.
We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone, in higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
Spain has recently outpaced the US in GDP growth, emerging as one of the fastest-growing major advanced economies. As of 2024–2025, Spain’s economy is growing at a rate over 3% annually, exceeding the US (~2%) and Eurozone (~1%) averages.
Donald is such an uninformed idiot.
Donald is such an uninformed idiot.
April 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Spain has recently outpaced the US in GDP growth, emerging as one of the fastest-growing major advanced economies. As of 2024–2025, Spain’s economy is growing at a rate over 3% annually, exceeding the US (~2%) and Eurozone (~1%) averages.
Donald is such an uninformed idiot.
Donald is such an uninformed idiot.
Eurozone inflation falls below target to 1.9%
Eurozone inflation falls below target to 1.9%
May figure comes as central bank meets this week to consider further cut to borrowing costs
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June 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Eurozone inflation falls below target to 1.9%
Saying "welcome to the eurozone" in a Canadian accent
September 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Saying "welcome to the eurozone" in a Canadian accent
Friedrich Merz’s “whatever it takes” plan to unleash defence spending and overhaul German infrastructure is set to usher in the largest economic stimulus since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
joint work with Laura Pitel in Berlin.
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joint work with Laura Pitel in Berlin.
www.ft.com/content/ee20...
Germany’s ‘whatever-it-takes’ spending push to end years of stagnation
Europe’s largest economy could return to pre-pandemic growth trend
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March 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM