Euro-zone output beats expectations in February

Summary: Euro-zone industrial production up 1.0% in February, rise more than expected; annual growth rate accelerates from 1.0% to 2.0%; German, French 10-year yields creep higher; output expands in three of four largest euro 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...

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