After the positive surprise sprung by Germany’s IP, and the solid m-o-m increase in Spanish production, analysts at Nomura expect euro area IP to increase by 1.2% on a m-o-m basis, showing some signs of recovery after the weakness in Q1 2018.
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“We would be cautious in reading too much into one month’s data however and are unlikely to be convinced that this rebound will earmark the start of a major upward trend.”