Euro zone growth below expectations, core inflation slows
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew less than expected in the last quarter of 2019, a first estimate showed on Friday, while core inflation slowed in January, a worrying sign for the European Central Bank.Gross domestic product in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 0.1% quarter-on-quarter for a 1.0% year-on-year gain, according to Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 0.2% quarterly and a 1.1% annual increase."The ECB will..