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ECB raises rates by 0.25 to 2.5%: Prices rise, and so does the cost of money

Julian Marx (Flossbach von Storch) | Strength lies in calm, and this applies to monetary policy as well. As a rule, the European Central Bank (ECB) avoids generating unnecessary suspense before potential changes in interest rates. This occasion was no different: Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel virtually previewed the rate decision when speaking to the French newspaper Le Monde in early September: “Inflation is currently very far from our medium-term target…

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Eurozone inflation breaks downward trend and rises to 2.9% in July

The underlying inflation rate, which excludes the volatile prices of energy, food, alcohol, and tobacco, also rose by a tenth, to 2.5%. Reported by Consejeros Editorial TeamEurozone inflation has halted its downward trend and, in July, it rose by a tenth, bringing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 2.9%, according to figures published this Friday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU). The July surge is mainly…