Eurozone Poised for Higher Growth in First Quarter

With a heated debate raging over the merits of the European Central Bank's stimulus measures, it's been easy to overlook the fact that the eurozone economy has been growing steadily for a couple of years now — and looks poised to keep expanding in 2016. Policymakers at the ECB, which have recently had to defend their stimulus policies against criticism from German politicians, will be hoping that a raft of economic figures due Friday show that their measures are bearing...

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