Economics

Euro-Zone Consumer Confidence Dips to Near Worst Since Pandemic

A souvenir stall on the edge of Piazza del Campo square in Siena, Italy.Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg
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Euro-area consumer confidence approached its lowest level since the early months of the pandemic as soaring inflation weighs on purchasing power and households fret about the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

A monthly gauge from the European Commission showed a reading of -23.6 in June -- down from -21.1 in May and worse than the -20.5 median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists.