USA TODAY: …Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, says Thursday that the region posted economic growth of 0.1% during the July to September period compared with the previous three-month period. That was in line with market expectations but below the previous quarter’s 0.3% growth.
The eurozone emerged from its longest-ever recession in the second-quarter, but the Eurostat figures dash hopes that the recovery might accelerate.
The weak economic backdrop is one reason why the European Central Bank cut its main interest rate last week to a record-low 0.25%… (more)
