What reality will earnings season show in Europe?

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‘A big question is how the past year’s surge in prices will affect wages, potentially delivering a second round of cost rises for companies’

Europe’s upcoming corporate earnings season is likely to show whether the renewed optimism about the economy that has buoyed equities in recent weeks is grounded in reality.

Falls in gas, oil, and other commodity prices over recent months have also eased some of the pressure on companies' costs.“Companies are telling us that it's going to be harder to pass on rising costs to customers in 2023 as economic growth slows,” said Nigel Bolton, co-chief investment officer of BlackRock Fundamental Equities.

That's half the level expected just two months ago. Excluding the energy sector, growth would be 4.5%.In updates so far, sales from Cartier jeweller Richemont and British luxury brand Burberry missed expectations. Europe’s largest meals delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com said orders declined over the quarter.

 

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