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In 2024, with interest rates, wages and prices all higher than before the pandemic, European consumers and businesses will be mindful of how to prioritse their spending and investment. 

The backdrop, however, remains one of consumer empowerment with moderating inflation and strong labor markets, in which households are finding their equilibrium by carefully balancing prices and priorities.

In this session Max Lambertson, from the Mastercard Economics, will present the European economic outlook for consumers, and examine how these shifting economic conditions will balance out. 

Watch this session and learn:

  • The European economic outlook
  • The fundamentals underlying the European consumer
  • The impact of inflation and interest rates
  • Diverging industry trends

 

Speakers:

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Max Lambertson Economist, Mastercard Economics Institute

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