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The euro emerged as the most widely used currency for the European Union’s imports of primary goods from outside the bloc in 2025, excluding petroleum products, according to newly released data from Eurostat. The report showed that the single European currency accounted for 47.4 per cent of all extra-EU imports of primary commodities during the year, narrowly surpassing the US dollar, which held a 45.0 per cent share. Currencies belonging to EU member states that have not

The euro area recorded a trade deficit of €1.9 billion in January 2026, according to data from Eurostat, while Cyprus posted a notably improved trade balance over the same period. The deficit for the euro area widened from €1.40 billion in January 2025, reflecting shifts in trade dynamics across key sectors. Exports fell to €215.30 billion in January 2026, down 7.6 percent from €232.90 billion a year earlier, while imports also declined to €217.20 billion, a drop of 7.3 perce

The European Central Bank (ECB) has released its latest wage tracker data, indicating that negotiated wage growth across the euro area is set to moderate in 2026, reflecting easing pay pressures in the bloc. The headline ECB wage tracker, which covers active collective bargaining agreements and smooths one-off payments over time, shows negotiated wage growth of 3.2 per cent in 2025, based on a coverage of 49.9 per cent of employees in participating countries, and 2.4 per ce

Euro area net saving declined to €863 billion in the four quarters to the third quarter of 2025, down from €877 billion recorded in the four quarters to the previous quarter, according to data published by the European Central Bank. The latest figure represented 6.9 per cent of euro area net disposable income. Over the same period, net non-financial investment across the euro area rose to €590 billion, equivalent to 4.7 per cent of net disposable income, with the ECB noting t

Inflation across the euro area has largely been reined in following one of the most intense price surges in recent decades, with the European Central Bank now moving into what it sees as a delicate transition period, according to ECB executive board member Philip Lane. In an interview first published by Italian newspaper La Stampa , Lane said the dramatic rise in inflation during 2021 and 2022 led the ECB to implement an aggressive tightening of monetary policy, a strategy th