Europe’s two largest economies shrunk at the end of last year, as the fall of their governments hit the confidence of businesses and consumers, according to Bloomberg.

In particular, GDP of Quarter decreased by 0.2% compared to the previous quarter in Germany and by 0.1% in Franceaccording to Thursday’s data. Italy and Austria marked stagnation.

This decline is burdened by the wider area, where Germany’s construction distress has long been a hindrance and investors are prepared for duties by US President Donald Trump.

Some help comes to the European economy from the European Central Bank, which is widely expected to reduce interest rates by one more quarter of the unit today to 2.75%. But officials in Frankfurt still have their eyes on inflation. Separate evidence showed that consumer prices in Spain increased by 2.9% this month – more than analysts expected.