Euro Area Stock Market Index

Euro Area's main stock market index, the Euro STOXX 50, declined 3 points or 0.11 percent during the last 12 months. From 1986 until 2010 the Euro STOXX 50 market value averaged 2389.06 points reaching an historical high of 5464.43 points in March of 2000 and a record low of 615.90 points in November of 1987. This page includes: Euro Area Stock Market Index chart, historical data and news.

Country	Interest Rate	Growth Rate	Inflation Rate	Jobless Rate	Current Account	Exchange Rate
Euro Area	1.00%	1.00%	1.70%	10.00%	-25	1.3280

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2010	2923	2727	2890	2937	2642	2642	2669	2785
2009	2340	2160	1994	2257	2427	2449	2462	2703	2828	2865	2844	2908
2008	4026	3777	3596	3768	3812	3528	3299	3346	3194	2627	2453	2410

* The table above displays the monthly average.

Euro Area Economic News

Euro Area Inflation Accelerates in July
Published: 8/16/2010 12:13:10 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bloomberg
Euro Area inflation accelerated to 1.7%, the fastest pace in 20 months in July, on rising energy prices.

Germany Lifts Eurozone GDP Growth 1%
Published: 8/13/2010 10:39:51 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, FT
Germany on Friday reasserted itself as the economic growth engine of the eurozone, after gross domestic product expanded at a stellar 2.2 per cent rate in the second quarter compared with the previous three months.

ECB Leaves Rates on Hold
Published: 8/5/2010 10:44:06 AM By: Financial Times
The European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday at a record low of 1 per cent for the 15th consecutive month.

European Inflation Jumps to 20-Month High
Published: 8/2/2010 4:13:04 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bloomberg
European inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in more than 1 1/2 years on rising energy costs.

Eurozone Inflation Moderates In June
Published: 7/14/2010 2:46:27 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, RTT News
Eurozone inflation eased in June and remained within the official target range, giving no reason to change monetary policy.

ECB Keeps Rate at 1%
Published: 7/8/2010 11:19:13 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ECB
The European Central Bank left interest rates at a record low as rising market borrowing costs and the sovereign debt crisis threaten to derail the region’s economic recovery.

ECB Lends Banks Less Than Estimated
Published: 6/30/2010 10:06:09 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Reuters
Banks borrowed less than expected from the European Central Bank in a key funding operation on Wednesday, easing fears about their ability to cope with the repayment of close to half a trillion euros in 12-month funds on Thursday.

Euro Area Inflation Slows in June
Published: 6/30/2010 9:54:07 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bloomberg
Euro-area consumer prices rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier after increasing 1.6 percent in May, the European Union statistics office in Luxembourg said.

Euro Area Inflation Accelerates in May
Published: 6/16/2010 9:51:58 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bloomberg
Euro Area inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in more than a year in May as surging energy costs and a weaker euro made imported goods more expensive across the 16-nation region.

Euro Area Trade Surplus Shrinks in April
Published: 6/15/2010 9:58:49 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
The first estimate for the euro area (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in April 2010 gave a 1.8 billion euro surplus, compared with +2.6 bn in April 2009.

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