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Anxiety over war, wildfires and cyber-attacks leads to growth in cash stocks in EU

Fadingcorroborated5 outlets reported this themselves in 6 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 2 descriptions edited2 changes
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 21 Aug, 10:46description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Value of banknotes in circulation rises from €1bn in 2016 to €1.6bn in 2026 as people advised to keep stash of cash The number of banknotes in circulation in the EU is increasing despite widespread smartphone payments, new data shows, with wildfires ripping through parts of Europe fuelling demand for an emergency stash of cash. While cash plays second fiddle to contactless payments in many cities across Europe, the amount in circulation is actually going up, Philip Lane, the chief economist of...

    Value of banknotes in circulation rises from €1tn in 2016 to €1.6tn in 2026 as people advised to keep stash of cash The number of banknotes in circulation in the EU is increasing despite widespread smartphone payments, new data shows, with wildfires ripping through parts of Europe fuelling demand for an emergency stash of cash. While cash plays second fiddle to contactless payments in many cities across Europe, the amount in circulation is actually going up, Philip Lane, the chief economist of...

  2. aol.co.ukseen 23 Aug, 05:34description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Value of banknotes in circulation rises from €1bn in 2016 to €1.6bn in 2026 as people advised to keep stash of cash

    Value of banknotes in circulation rises from €1tn in 2016 to €1.6tn in 2026 as people advised to keep stash of cash

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Fri, 21 August 2026peak 5 reports on Fri, 21 August 2026Thu, 27 August 2026

What it is about

Philip LaneEUEuropeEuropean Central BankUniversity College CorkMarks SpencerUnited KingdomGermanySpainSwedenAustriaNetherlandsFinlandFranceIrelandObavyEvropské uniiEvropské unieEvropské centrální bankyLjudi

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
The Guardian World1 original report - edited after publishing
aol.co.uk1 copy echoing The Guardian World - edited after publishing
iDNES (Czechia)1 original report
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report
tportal (Croatia)1 original report
Novinky (Czechia)1 original report
21 Aug, 04:00over 6 days27 Aug, 05:00

How it spread - 5 original reports, 1 reprint

  1. Fri, 21 August 2026

    4 reports
    • The Guardian World04:00first to reportedited after publishing

      Value of banknotes in circulation rises from €1tn in 2016 to €1.6tn in 2026 as people advised to keep stash of cash The number of banknotes in circulation in the EU is increasing despite widespread smartphone payments, new data shows, with wildfires ripping through parts of Europe fuelling demand for an emergency stash of cash. While cash plays second fiddle to contactless payments in many cities across Europe, the amount in circulation is actually going up, Philip Lane, the chief economist of...

      1 reprint
    • iDNES (Czechia)10:46

      Obavy z války, lesních požárů anebo kyberútoků vedou k nárůstu objemu hotovosti v oběhu zemí Evropské unie. Hodnota bankovek v oběhu vzrostla z 1 miliardy eur v roce 2016 na 1,6 v roce 2026. Nové údaje Evropské centrální banky ukazují, že počet bankovek v oběhu v EU roste i navzdory rozšířeným platbám přes chytré telefony. Poptávku po nouzové zásobě hotovosti zvyšují i některé vlády, které občany k rezervám peněz v hotovosti samy vyzývají.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)16:22

      Value of banknotes in circulation rises from $1.16T in 2016 to $1.87T in 2026 as fears lead increasing demand for banknotes

    • tportal (Croatia)18:02

      Iako se diljem Europe najčešće plaća karticama i mobitelima, količina gotovine u optjecaju nastavlja rasti. Strah od ratova, prirodnih katastrofa i kibernetičkih napada potiče građane da kod kuće drže novac za hitne slučajeve

  2. Thu, 27 August 2026

    1 report
    • Novinky (Czechia)05:00

      Odborníci současnou situaci označují za „bankovkový paradox“. Ač lidé platí stále častěji bezhotovostně, hotovost si drží stále více. A to kvůli obavám z válek, kybernetických útoků, výpadků platebních systémů, požárů, povodní a dalších mimořádných událostí. To jsou podle nejnovějších informací Evropské centrální banky důvody, proč se bankovky vrací do běžného života. Roste snaha domácností mít finanční rezervu právě pro případ krizové situace.

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