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Consumer prices fall in September from year before while exports shrink

Traders’ worries stoke government bond rally as market jitters persist

The new ECB president must encourage governments to take more pro-growth policies

Executives say order books ‘paralysed’ by trade war and woes in car industry

ECB president-elect warns that greater co-operation is needed to tackle populism

Political talks are ongoing in Italy which could avert a snap election and see Matteo Salvini's Lega party ousted from government . But an economic shadow hangs over the chaos and that's a worry for the eurozone.

Global investors turned 3% underweight eurozone stocks this month compared with a 9% net overweight position in July. Dark clouds are gathering over the region, with the German GDP report raising the risk of recession for Europe’s largest economy.

After a decade of near-uninterrupted growth, Germany has shifted from being the powerhouse of the eurozone economy to lagging behind. Fears that manufacturing dip will hit jobs and services prompt stimulus debate.

The woes of the eurozone’s manufacturers are worsening, with a closely watched gauge of the export-dependent sector hitting its lowest level in more than six and a half years in July.