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Euro-Zone Consumer Confidence Plunges on Russia’s War in Ukraine
A customer refuels at a gas station in Berlin, Germany.
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Euro-area consumer confidence slumped to its lowest level since the early months of the pandemic as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up energy prices and threatened to exacerbate already-record inflation.