Economy

Inflation remains the number one concern in What Worries the World for the 18th month in a row.

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Sentiment is significantly down in Great Britain, France, Hungary, and the Netherlands.

Each month, Ipsos tracks attitudes of consumers in 29 markets on the current and future state of their local economy, their personal financial situation, the employment climate, and their purchasing and investing confidence.

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 15 months.

Sentiment down in the U.S. and Germany, but up in Britain and at a 10-year high in Brazil; Expectations index in Turkey plummets

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 14 months.

A latest wave of the Ipsos Global Inflation Monitor finds in 26 of 29 countries more people think their country is in recession than think it is not. Almost two-thirds expect inflation will continue to rise over the next year, while one-third expect their disposable income to fall.

All four sub-indices show significant gains as sentiment rises across much of Europe.