Alina BobasuSenior Economist
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- Aug 5, 2026
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The cost of not knowing: how uncertainty weighs on the euro area economy (opens the original)
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Prepared by Malin Andersson, Alina Bobasu, Lorena Saiz and Stefania Scrofani Published as part of the ECB Economic Bulletin, Issue 5/2026. Economic uncertainty has increasingly become a defining feature of the macroeconomic environment. The euro area economy has been repeatedly exposed to large and multifaceted shocks in recent years, which have been accompanied by a marked rise in uncertainty along with a discernible softening or even contraction of economic activity. Understanding the role and
Feeling the heat unevenly: energy prices and household consumption (opens the original)
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Prepared by Alina Bobasu and Michael Dobrew Published as part of the ECB Economic Bulletin, Issue 5/2026. The war in the Middle East has led to a sharp rise in real energy prices which is likely to weigh on euro area economic activity. This conflict has once again highlighted; the vulnerability of the euro area to energy price shocks. Brent crude oil prices increased markedly following the outbreak of the war in late February, reflecting disruptions to crude oil supplies through the Strait of Ho
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