🇪🇺 Euro area growth beat forecasts. The ECB is tightening anyway. Home Tags The day in view 🇪🇺 Euro area growth beat forecasts. The ECB is tightening anyway. Macro Soup Newsroom August 14, 2026 3 min read Share on X Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Email Copy link Euro area GDP grew 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in Q2, beating the 0.2% consensus, even as the European Central Bank holds its deposit rate at 2.25% after a June hike, its first since the 2022-2023 tightening cycle. Source: Grok Imagine Read next Featured Post The week in view 📰 Weekly Macro Roundup: 2026-10-10 Paid Post The week in view 🇨🇳 China sold more holiday trips at lower prices, and Beijing's stimulus is going to producers
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