Group 1 - The Eurozone economy showed strong performance in Q1 2025, with GDP growth of 0.6% quarter-on-quarter, marking the fastest quarterly growth since Q4 2022 [1][2] - Eurozone GDP grew by 1.5% year-on-year, while the EU overall grew by 1.6%, with Ireland recording the highest growth rate at 9.7% [1][2] - The European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to pause its interest rate cuts in July, as indicated by ECB President Lagarde, with analysts predicting the last rate cut may occur in September [2] Group 2 - Final household consumption expenditure in the Eurozone and EU grew by only 0.2%, indicating a slowdown compared to the previous quarter [2] - Investment in fixed capital formation saw a robust growth of 1.8% in both the Eurozone and EU, significantly higher than the previous quarter [2] - The ECB has not made significant adjustments to its macroeconomic forecasts, projecting real GDP growth of 0.9% in 2025, 1.1% in 2026, and 1.3% in 2027, with inflation expected to average 2.0% in 2025 [2]
欧洲央行或将于7月暂停降息周期
Shang Wu Bu Wang Zhan·2025-06-11 15:57