Euro-zone ind. production rises in Feb; still down 6.4% from year ago

Summary: Euro-zone industrial production up 0.8% in February, less than expected; down 6.4% on annual basis; German, French 10-year yields up noticeably; expansion in all four largest economies. Following a recession in 2009/2010 and the debt-crisis which flowed from it, euro-zone industrial production recovered and then reached a peak four years later in 2016. Growth rates then fluctuated for two years before beginning a steady and persistent slowdown from the...

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