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Euro Zone Firms See Deteriorating Profits, ECB Survey Shows
Date: February 2, 2026
FRANKFURT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Euro zone firms expect revenues to keep rising this quarter but profitability is taking a hit, the European Central Bank's quarterly Survey on the Access to Finance of...
Euro Zone Factory Activity Contracts in January but Output Rebounds, PMI Shows
Date: February 2, 2026
BENGALURU, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Euro zone factory activity remained in contraction territory in January for the third straight month amid persistent weakness in new orders despite output returning to...
French Manufacturing Production Rises at Strongest Rate in Almost Four Years, PMI Shows
Date: February 2, 2026
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - France's manufacturing sector expanded in January and had its fastest increase in production in almost four years, helped by plans to increase defence and...
Italian Manufacturing Contracts for Second Straight Month in January, PMI Shows
Date: February 2, 2026
ROME, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Italy's manufacturing sector contracted for a second month running in January, albeit at a marginally slower pace than in December, a survey showed on Monday, offering little...
German Chemical Industry Sentiment Ticks up in January Despite Weak Conditions, Ifo Says
Date: February 2, 2026
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Business confidence in Germany's chemical industry improved slightly in January as demand stabilised and order backlogs rose for the first time in several months, even as current...
German Retail Sales Inch up in December
Date: February 2, 2026
Feb 2 (Reuters) - German retail sales rose slightly less than expected in December, increasing by 0.1% compared with the previous month, data showed on Monday. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted...