Hungary had one of the sharpest falls in industrial production in the EU

In an environment that already looks dour

The European economy is trapped, facing two threats at once

It all hinges on the extent of wage increases

Hungarian retail sales were strong in March, and the situation improved across Europe

Retail trade in EU back at 2021 level

How much trouble is the Hungarian budget in? We will have the answer this week

Inflation data is also coming in

Loads of market-moving events to come this week

Data from the EU and the US will come in droves

Here is the latest inflation ranking: Hungarian price increase remains among the highest

But it's far from the top already

Leading EU analysts say the area must pull together if it is not to fall further behind the US

Portfolio asked analysts about the outlook for the continent ahead of today's ECB interest rate decision

The victory over inflation is here, now it is time for the ECB to count the losses

European Commission: Hungary among member states facing imbalances

2024 European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination launched

Hungary cenbank chief talks about euro adoption

Country is not ready yet, says Matolcsy

Hungary Q3 GDP growth in EU top3, but cheers are unjustified

Growth figures ranked

All eyes on Frankfurt this week, Thursday is the ECB's big day

Apart from this and a US inflation data, relatively little of interest this week

Hungarian inflation still champion in Europe, but has fallen below a psychological level

Inflation measured according to European methodology is already below 20%

Industrial production up in EU, while Hungary is among the laggards

Will the brutal price rises finally start to moderate? We may find out this week

May inflation data due this week

Four-day working week delivers a torrent of important macro data

EU inflation report, US labour market data, FED and ECB interest rate meetings in the pipeline, and there's still more

April EU inflation data not off to a positive start

Data from France and Spain are not very positive so far

Average household wealth in Hungary does not compare well with the rest of the EU

On the other hand, the situation has improved for loans

Romania eyes early euro adtoption

Gov't to bring accession forward from 2029

Analysts project stubbornly high eurozone inflation also for 2025

ECB may cut already next year, though