Eurozone companies are facing increasing pressure due to financing and energy costs and loans and lines of credit are becoming more difficult to obtain. Companies rely on it to finance their daily activities and meet their short-term obligations. The percentage of companies facing credit obstacles rose to 7%, compared to 5% in the previous quarter. Expectations for prices, wages and costs reflect ongoing inflationary pressures. Expectations for the average price increase within 12 months rose to 3.6% among the companies that participated in the last two rounds of the survey. Expectations jumped to 7.1% at the full sample level, according to the European Central Bank these indicators present monetary policymakers with a new challenge. It aims to contain inflation without stifling economic growth. These developments come ahead of the European Central Bank's expected decision this week, amid fears of a slowdown in economic activity, according to Reuters.

Eurozone companies are facing increasing pressure due to financing and energy costs and loans and lines of credit are becoming more difficult to obtain. Companies rely on it to finance their daily activities and meet their short-term obligations. The percentage of companies facing credit obstacles rose to 7%, compared to 5% in the previous quarter. Expectations for prices, wages and costs reflect ongoing inflationary pressures. Expectations for the average price increase within 12 months rose to 3.6% among the companies that participated in the last two rounds of the survey. Expectations jumped to 7.1% at the full sample level, according to the European Central Bank these indicators present monetary policymakers with a new challenge. It aims to contain inflation without stifling economic growth. These developments come ahead of the European Central Bank's expected decision this week, amid fears of a slowdown in economic activity, according to Reuters.