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Eurozone investor sentiment weakened more than forecast in January as uncertainties over Chinese stock market and weaker global growth weighed on expectations.

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Eurozone industrial production declined the most in 15 months in November as warm weather reduced energy output, diluting hopes that output contributed to growth in the final quarter of the year. Industrial production decreased 0.7 percent in November from October, when it grew by a revised 0.8 percent, figures from Eurostat revealed Wednesday. That was the biggest fall since August 2014.

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German consumer spending is set to receive further boost if oil prices stabilize at low level as inflation will remain low, Bundesbank said in its January monthly bulletin released on Monday.

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Belgium business confidence deteriorated sharply at the start of the year, partly erasing the solid gain in the previous month, survey data from the National Bank of Belgium showed Monday.

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The French economy grew at a slightly slower pace at the end of 2015 on weak household spending and trade, preliminary figures from the statistical office Insee revealed Friday. Gross domestic product climbed 0.2 percent sequentially after expanding 0.3 percent in the third quarter. The growth rate matched economists' expectations.

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The euro area unemployment rate reached its lowest level in more than four years in December, but it remained at an elevated level as rates stayed stubbornly high in Greece and Spain. The jobless rate dropped to 10.4 percent in December from 10.5 percent in November, Eurostat reported Tuesday. This was the lowest since September 2011.

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Germany's inflation forecasts for this year and next were lowered by the Bundesbank on Monday, citing the decline in oil prices.

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The European Central Bank will take action in March, if downside risks to price stability persist, ECB President Mario Draghi said Monday. "As we announced at the end of our last monetary policy meeting in January, the Governing Council will review and possibly reconsider the monetary policy stance in early March," Draghi said in a quarterly hearing at the European Parliament.

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The euro area unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in more than four years in January despite sluggish economic growth and weak confidence. The jobless rate came in at 10.3 percent in January, down from 10.4 percent in December, data from Eurostat showed Tuesday. This was the lowest since August 2011. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 105,000 from the previous month.

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Eurozone investor confidence dropped to the lowest since April 2015, survey results by Sentix showed Monday.

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