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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Europe at risk of recession amid concerns Russia could cut gas supplies

The Haidach gas storage station near Straßwalchen, Austria.
The Haidach gas storage station near Straßwalchen, Austria. Photograph: Barbara Gindl/APA/AFP/Getty Images

Europe faces a rising risk of recession because of rising oil and gas prices amid concerns that Russia could turn off supplies completely, economists have said.

Europe’s economy will be hit by a variety of factors including falling demand in the US – its biggest export market – the continued fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and related increases in food and energy prices, according to Nomura, a Japanese investment bank with significant operations in London.

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