Euro-zone household sentiment index up for fifth consecutive month

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21 June 2024

 

Summary: Euro-zone consumer sentiment improves slightly again in June, index slightly below expected; consumer confidence index still well below long-term average; euro-zone bond yields move inconsistently. 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 households. Following the...

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