Economics

ECB Signals Euro-Area Slump Has Hit Bottom, Recovery Uncertain

  • Vice president expects recovery to start in third quarter
  • European economy is facing its deepest postwar economic crisis
Luis de GuindosPhotographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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The euro zone has hit the low point of its virus-triggered economic slump though the path of recovery remains highly uncertain, European Central Bank officials signaled.