ECB SAFE: "Inflation expectations were broadly unchanged across horizons, with firms continuing to report upside risks to their long-term inflation outlook."
Importance
Level 1
- Firms reported a net tightening in bank loan interest rates and in other loan conditions related to both price and non-price factors.
- Financing needs rose modestly, accompanied by a small perceived decline in availability.
- Inflation expectations were broadly unchanged across horizons, with firms continuing to report upside risks to their long-term inflation outlook.
- The use of artificial intelligence is widespread among euro area firms, though most firms use it very infrequently or moderately.
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