“Inflation will fall this year,” the European Central Bank (ECB) Chief Economist Phillip Lane stated in an interview on Tuesday.
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“Will fall under ECB’s goal of 2% in 2023 and 2024.”
“Does no longer see behavior that would propose inflation will continue to be above ECB’s goal in the medium term.”
The annualized Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by way of 5.0% in December, stunning markets to the upside whilst a tad greater from the preceding soar of 4.9%, the contemporary statistics posted by using Eurostat confirmed on Tuesday.
Market reaction
EUR/USD stays unfazed with the aid of these comments, presently buying and selling at 1.1342, up 0.15% on the day.