Euro consumer sentiment falls again; below “normal” range

23 March 2022

 

Summary: Euro-zone households less optimistic in March; Consumer Confidence Indicator down 9.9 points to -18.7; below long-term average, under lower bound of normal readings; euro-zone sovereign bond yields lower. EU consumer confidence plunged during the GFC and again in 2011/12 during the European debt crisis. After bouncing back through 2013 and 2014, it fell back significantly in late 2018 but only to a level which corresponds to significant optimism among...

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