Europe Watches Its Economic Recovery Fade Into the Distance

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Europe's economic recovery is stalling as the ongoing Iran war disrupts energy supplies and pushes inflation higher, dimming hopes for a quick rebound. Rather than a brief shock to the continent's economy, analysts now see persistent price pressures and sluggish growth ahead. The conflict has rattled energy markets, raised borrowing costs, and forced central banks to maintain higher interest rates longer than expected. Business confidence is waning across the eurozone, and consumer spending is weakening as households face both elevated costs and uncertainty about the broader geopolitical situation.