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02.06.26 - 19:39
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Euro Area Inflation Tops 3.0% For First Time Since 2023, Cementing ECB Rate Hike (ZeroHedge)
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Euro Area Inflation Tops 3.0% For First Time Since 2023, Cementing ECB Rate Hike
Euro Area inflation topped 3% for the first time since September 2023, further cementing expectations for a rate hike when the ECB meets next week.
Consumer prices rose 3.2% from a year ago in May, and up from 3% the previous month, in line expectations. But core inflation, which excludes volatile items like food and energy, jumped more than anticipated to 2.5% (technically 2.55%), while the closely watched services gauge jumped to 3.5%, the highest since last November, and non-energy industrial goods inflation printing at 0.87%YoY.
Energy inflation increased to 10.9%YoY, while food, alcohol and tobacco inflation fell to 1.97%YoY, notably below the weak 2.2%YoY Goldman was expecting.
“The acceleration of headline and core inflation in May cements the case for a 25 basis-point rate increase from the ECB next week. Those moves have been driven by services prices, which have probably been pushed up by pass-thr...
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02.06.26 - 16:01
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Fed May Need to Act Soon on Inflation, Hammack Says (Bloomberg)
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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said it's reasonable to keep rates steady for now due to uncertainties around the economic outlook, but “it may soon be appropriate for policy to act to address the growing risks of persistently elevated inflation.” Hammack spoke Tuesday at an event in Cleveland. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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02.06.26 - 15:18
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Inflationsrate klettert über 3%-Marke - EZB vor Zinserhöhung (Anleihencheck)
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Hannover (www.anleihencheck.de) - Die Inflationsrate im Euroraum ist auch im Berichtsmonat Mai wie erwartet weiter nach oben geklettert, so die Analysten der Nord LB.
Nach Angaben des europäischen Statistikamtes Eurostat habe sich die Teuerungsrate von zuvor 3,0% auf nun 3,2% Y/Y erhöht, was den höchsten Wert seit September 2023 markiere. [mehr]...
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