YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Mood sours as 2023 winds down / Germany, Eurozone face more slow growth / Recession worries loom

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Growth expectations vary / Private sector sees red / Recession highly probable

EUROZONE ECONOMY

Record price growth as business activity slows / Costs to remain high / European Central Bank rate hike larger than forecast / Recession imminent?

GLOBAL ECONOMY

War in Ukraine fuels spikes in commodity prices / Inflation likely to persist / Analysts, nations reduce growth projections