Inflation in Europe and 4 other things you need to know to start the day
The week begins with the release of final inflation data, for February, in the Euro Zone, at a time when European monetary policy remains on the agenda. Around here, the interest rate figures implicit in the loan for purchasing a house are known.
| Inflation in the Eurozone |
| The European statistics office, Eurostat, releases final inflation data for February. This is the harmonized consumer price index (HICP) which, according to the flash estimate published at the beginning of the month, slowed slightly from 2.8% to 2.6%. |
| International trade of goods |
| Also this Monday, the figures for international trade in goods in Europe for January are released. |
| Interest on housing credit |
| The National Statistics Institute (INE) releases the interest rate figures implicit in loans for purchasing a home, for February. In January, the interest rate implicit in new housing credit contracts fell for the third consecutive month, to 4.315%. |
| The pulse of the Chinese economy |
| The week starts with several indicators that can help take the pulse of the Chinese economy: unemployment rate, retail sales, industrial production, urban investment and international direct investment. |
| Chairman of the ECB Supervisory Board speaks |
| This Monday, Claudia Buch, president of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, participates in a “fireside chat”, organized by the newspaper Handelsblatt, in Frankfurt, at a time when markets are looking for clues about the direction of European monetary policy. |
