Euro zone inflation falls to 2.2% in August
Decline comes amid expectations of further interest rate cuts from European Central Bank
Decline comes amid expectations of further interest rate cuts from European Central Bank
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Growth in negotiated wages slowed to 3.55% from the previous 4.74% mark
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‘Good degree of confidence’ that inflation is on the way back to 2 per cent
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Wages particularly in the services sector are still rising even if energy price shock and pandemic bottlenecks are ‘behind us’, Philip Lane says
Investors say further increase unlikely given near-stagnation of euro zone economy
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The recent easing is mainly driven by non-energy industrial goods, the ECB said on Friday
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Former Central Bank of Ireland chief not ready to commit to increasing rates in September
Officials have raised interest rates at the fastest pace in ECB history to counter runaway inflation
Higher mortgage costs ‘unfortunate’ but ‘not something we can alleviate’
Fund calls for higher interest rates for longer, as well as tighter government spending
ECB chief warns firms are increasing profit margins while workers are pushing for higher wages in tight labour markets
ECB has a credibility issue as it was clearly caught out by the initial surge in inflation, downplaying it as short-term fallout from Covid
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