LONDON: The bleak outlook for the European economy knocked the euro and stalled gains the region's share markets on Friday, as investors waited to see if nonfarm payrolls data in the United States might affect its monetary policy plans.
A day after the European Central Bank cut its forecasts for growth across the 17-nation euro area next year, Germany's Bundesbank said there was a chance the region's debt crisis could send Europe's biggest economy into recession.
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