Euro-zone industrial production jumps; Dec quarter GDP flat

Euro-zone industrial production up 2.6% in December, contrasts with expected modest contraction; up 1.2% on annual basis; German, French 10-year yields down noticeably; output contracts in two of four largest euro economies; December quarter GDP flat, up just 0.1% on annual basis. 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...

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