# Eurozone economy stagnates in Q4 as Germany and France contract | Euronews

> Eurostat data showed the euro zone economy stagnated in Q4 2024, with GDP unchanged quarter on quarter. Germany shrank 0.2% and France 0.1%, while the EU grew 0.1%. The euro held near $1.04 and bond yields fell.

- Date: 2025-01-30 · published 2025-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26730-eurozone-economy-stagnates-in-q4-as-germany-and-france-contract-euronews
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A stagnating euro zone economy reinforces expectations of further ECB easing, which tends to weaken the euro against the dollar. Weaker European demand also trims import appetite for feed and oilseed products.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2019-02-19 | [The Euro Thumbs Nose at Recovering Business Confidence as Details Show Economy Still Deteriorating](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60823-the-euro-thumbs-nose-at-recovering-business-confidence-as-details-show-economy.md) | +0.9% | +0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2026-03-31 | [EUR/USD flatlines below 1.1500 as Eurozone HICP grows below forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20376-eur-usd-flatlines-below-1-1500-as-eurozone-hicp-grows-below-forecasts.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| EURUSD | 2025-01-30 | [Euro zone GDP Q4 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26729-euro-zone-gdp-q4-2024.md) | +0.0% | -0.0% |
| EURUSD | 2019-01-31 | [Euro-to-Dollar Rate: Economic Data Suggests There Could Be More Bad News to Come](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61306-euro-to-dollar-rate-economic-data-suggests-there-could-be-more-bad-news-to-come.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2024-04-01 | [ECB staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, March 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31425-ecb-staff-macroeconomic-projections-for-the-euro-area-march-2024.md) | +0.5% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- euronews.com: https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/01/30/eurozone-economy-stagnates-in-q4-as-germany-and-france-contract

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