Eurozone inflation rises to 1%
In Spain, the harmonized inflation rate in November stood at 0.5%, three tenths more than in October
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Inflation is still no problem for the French and German economies, although it is for the ECB
Consumer price index rose 0.2% in Germany in June compared to May, while the yoy rate rose 1.6% (1.4% in May). The French National Statistics Institute, Insee, announced that the consumer price index (CPI) in France rose 0.2% in June compared to May, while the interannual rate rose 1.2% (0.9% in May). All figures coincide with analysts´ expectations.
Will we see a modest recovery of the euro?
The inflation data for March will be the key publication of this week. With the market discounting a 0.1% drop in the main figure, Ebury analysts believe that a 1% inflation would be enough to drive a modest rebound in the euro from its current position.