Economics

Euro-Area Confidence Dips to 19-Month Low as Recession Nears

  • EU gauge of economic sentiment falls to 97.6; est. 98
  • Record inflation, war fallout take toll on households, firms
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Euro-area economic confidence dropped to its lowest level in 1 1/2 years as inflation breaks record after record and limited energy supplies push the region closer to a recession.