EuropeAnalysis: Locked-down Europe: cash to spend, nowhere to spend it Michael NienaberLeigh ThomasLeigh Thomas 1/2 Picture shows the abandoned Kennedy Square due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in downtown Essen, Germany, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Read More Only a few weeks ago, many European countries were hoping their more affluent citizens would by now have started spending nest eggs built up during the pandemic to trigger a consumer-led recovery in the region's economy. But with the spread of COVID-19 prompting new lockdowns across the continent and ...