Euro-Zone Private Sector Barely Grows With Germany Offering Hope
Shoppers outside the Alexa shopping mall in Berlin.
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Business activity in the euro area hardly grew again in February, reinforcing fears that the bloc remains mired in stagnation.
The Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index by S&P Global held at 50.2, just above the 50 threshold separating expansion from contraction. Analysts had predicted a reading of 50.5.