Economics
Europe’s Economy is ‘De Facto Stagnating,’ ECB’s Panetta Says
- Slowing growth, record inflation complicate ECB’s task
- Plunge in German factory orders underlines current challenges
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European Central Bank Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said economic expansion has almost ground to a halt in the euro area and faces further “high costs” as policy makers battle record inflation.