Skip to Navigation Skip to Posts Skip to Content
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Spain holds expansion while France and Germany contract, putting one rate policy against two crises

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Spain holds expansion while France and Germany contract, putting one rate policy against two crises

Eurozone Services PMI was revised to 47.7 in May, but Spain held at 50.1 as France fell to 44.3, fracturing the eurozone growth picture. The ECB is set to raise the deposit rate to 2.25% on June 11, with 74 of 80 surveyed economists expecting the move.

Line chart of S&P Global Eurozone Composite Output PMI from 2016 to 2026 showing fluctuations with recent decline below 50.
Eurozone private sector activity contracted for a second straight month in May as the composite PMI fell to its weakest level in 18 months. Source

Read next

Featured Post The day in view

πŸ“° Daily Macro Roundup: 2026-07-13

Paid Post The day in view

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's AI export boom masks a consumer economy that's still shrinking

Become a Member

Daily and weekly briefings on global markets, for self-directed investors who want to be informed, not doomscrolled.

Sign up now