Italy and Spain diverge, Brexit risks and Ireland

At the end of last year, Italy fell back into recession but Spain’s economic growth rate accelerated. We think that this divergence will continue. Next week is a quieter one for data releases; we think data for December will show a small rebound in German industrial production but a sharp decline in euro-zone retail sales.

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