German gas reserves would only last until late summer should Russia stop supplies now 5 (1)

The reserves would only be enough to last until late summer or early fall and German households would have to give up on heating privileges in the event of a gas supply emergency.Well, with wholesale prices also soaring today, I doubt lawmakers will have much appetite to change their stance on an embargo on Russian oil and gas for now. The EU will continue to try to apply pressure on that front but Germany will likely stand its ground and the above situation also speaks for itself.

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Germany April ZEW survey current conditions -30.8 vs -35.0 expected 5 (1)

Prior -21.4
Economic sentiment -41.0 vs -48.0 expected
Prior -39.3

The headline reading is the lowest since May last year with ZEW noting that the current economic situation reflects pessimism and experts assume that conditions will continue to deteriorate. But there was a decline in inflation expectations, giving some cause for ohpe. That said, the prospect of stagflation remains over the next six months.

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