Thursday, July 14, 2022

EU Now Expects Record Inflation And A Decrease In Economic Growth For 2022 And 2023

 

The Guardian: Russian war slowing growth and hiking inflation, European Commission warns  

Body revises economic forecast and says outlook for EU and eurozone heavily dependent on course of war   

Europe’s economy faces the twin blows of slower growth and higher inflation as it struggles to deal with the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission has warned. 

In its summer forecast, the governing body in Brussels said the “protracted war” was sending shockwaves through the eurozone and the wider EU, leading to a marked slowdown in activity next year.  

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WNU Editor: IMHO I see this as an optimistic prediction. 

EU Now Expects Record Inflation And A Decrease In Economic Growth For 2022 And 2023  

EU hikes inflation forecast to 8.3% for 2022 as Russia-Ukraine war drives soaring prices -- CNBC  

Commission cuts euro area growth, revises inflation up -- Politico  

EU expects Russia's invasion of Ukraine to push inflation to record high -- DW  

EU cuts euro zone growth forecasts, revises up inflation outlook -- Reuters  

Europe’s Price Shock Will Last Longer With Less Growth, EU Says -- Bloomberg

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